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Quarter mile   /kwˈɔrtər maɪl/   Listen
Quarter mile

noun
1.
A unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile.  Synonym: 440 yards.






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"Quarter mile" Quotes from Famous Books



... night of May 20, we camped just above Grand Rapids—Preble and I alone, for the first time, under canvas, and glad indeed to get away from the noisy rabble of the boatmen, though now they were but a quarter mile off. At first I had found them amusing and picturesque, but their many unpleasant habits, their distinct aversion to strangers, their greediness to get all they could out of one, and do nothing in return, combined finally with their habit of gambling ...
— The Arctic Prairies • Ernest Thompson Seton

... quarter mile away," shouted Sammy. "Us heered the shot an' come down. My, but that be a shockin' monstrous big stag. He's lucky, ma'am, doctor is. I mistrust he ...
— Sweetapple Cove • George van Schaick



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