quarter-mile en · NOUN
Meanings
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A quarter of a statute mile, a measurement of 440 yards, or 1,320 feet, or 402.336 metres.
The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the proved strategic value of the line.
1955 March, T. B. Sands, “The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 191:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarter-miles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |