measured mile course
1measured mile — noun : a distance of one mile the limits of which have been accurately measured and marked tested his mileage meter by the measured mile * * * measured mile, a course exactly a mile long, either on land or water, used to check the calibration of… …
2measured — measuredly, adv. measuredness, n. /mezh euhrd/, adj. 1. ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile. 2. accurately regulated or proportioned. 3. regular or uniform, as in movement; rhythmical: to walk… …
3The Championship Course — Championship Course on a flood tide (e.g. for the Boat Race). The Start and Finish are reversed when racing on an ebb tide. Middlesex and Surrey denote banks of the Thames Tideway, not the actual English counties …
4River mile — A River mile is a measure of distance in miles along a river from its mouth. River mile numbers begin at zero and increase further upstream. The corresponding metric unit using kilometers is the River kilometer. They are analogous to vehicle… …
5Gloster VI — Infobox Aircraft name = Gloster VI caption = Gloster VI N249 outside Calshot hangers type = Racing seaplane national origin = manufacturer = Gloster designer = first flight = introduction = 1929 retired = status = primary user = Royal Air Force,… …
6George Stainforth — Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth AFC RAF (1899 27 September 1942) was a British Royal Air Force pilot and the first man in the world to exceed 400 miles per hour.Early lifeGeorge Hedley Stainforth was the son of a solicitor, George… …
7Donald Campbell — For other people named Donald Campbell, see Donald Campbell (disambiguation). Donald Campbell CBE Born Donald Malcolm Campbell 23 March 1921(1921 03 23) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England …
8German battleship Bismarck — Bismarck in …
9Ice yachting — is the great sport of sailing and racing iceboats, also called ice yachts. It is practiced in Great Britain, Poland, Norway and Sweden, to some extent, and is very popular in the Netherlands and on the Gulf of Finland, but its highest development …
10Wright brothers — Orville Wright Photo: 1903 Born August 19 …
