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Definition of 440 yards
1. Noun. A unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile.
Generic synonyms: Linear Measure, Linear Unit
Group relationships: International Mile, Land Mile, Mi, Mile, Stat Mi, Statute Mile
Lexicographical Neighbors of 440 Yards
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Literary usage of 440 yards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Hurdles.—P. Kilborn (Australia)... 440 yards Relay—Australia 3, э 3 Tinte m. ft.
HigH Jump. ... K. Berry (Australia) a ю-8 440 yards Individual Relay. ..."
2. Guide to the Province of British Columbia, for 1877-8: Compiled from the by Hibben (T.N.) & co., pub (1877)
"... or 20 chains b"y 80 chains (equal to 440 yards by 17(i0 yards), and 320 acres
shall measure 40 chains by 80 chains (equal to 880 yards by 1760 yards. ..."
3. Great Lakes Pilot...1921 by United States Hydrographic Office (1921)
"A rock, with 18 foot water on it, lies nearly 440 yards northward, and one with
15 feet on it a little over 440 yards in nearly the same direction from ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Those in the competitions between Oxford and Cambridge are the 100 yards, 440
yards, 880 yards, i-mile and з-mile runs; 120 yards hurdle-race; high and long ..."
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