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单词 Irish mile
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Definition of Irish mile in English:

Irish mile

noun
  • The customary length of a mile in Ireland, 2240 yards (approx. 2048 metres) (now historical); (now chiefly informal) a long distance; an indeterminate or unfixed distance.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Stanyhurst (1547–1618), literary scholar and translator.

Definition of Irish mile in US English:

Irish mile

noun
  • The customary length of a mile in Ireland, 2240 yards (approx. 2048 metres) (now historical); (now chiefly informal) a long distance; an indeterminate or unfixed distance.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Stanyhurst (1547–1618), literary scholar and translator.

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