statute mile

Noun

 * 1)  The mile of 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, distinguished from the traditional mile of 5,000 feet employed before the 1593 Weights and Measures Act.
 * 2)  The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s.
 * 3) The land mile in its various forms, distinguished from the nautical mile.