the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization | an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action |
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters | an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members |
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) |
a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile | |