Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The 1,500-meter run in track and field.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A distance in international
athletics (particularlytrack ), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters). - noun US In
high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word metric mile.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.