survey mile

English

Etymology

From its continued use until the 1980s in reference to the US Geological Survey's 1927 geodetic datum.

Noun

survey mile (plural survey miles)

1. (US) The mile of ⁶³³⁶⁄₃₉₃₇ kilometers employed by the United States prior to its adoption of the international mile by treaty in the 1950s.

Alternative forms

• (US) statute mile
• U.S. survey mile, US survey mile