metric mile English

Meaning metric mile meaning

What does metric mile mean?

metric mile noun

— A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).

— A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).

— (US) In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.