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square mile

[skwair mahyl]

noun

  1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one mile on each side; equivalent to 2.59 square kilometers. mi 2 , sq. mi.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of square mile1

First recorded in 1620–30
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Starting Wednesday, the driverless taxis will roam more than 120 square miles of Los Angeles County, stretching from Santa Monica to downtown and from West Hollywood to Inglewood.

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In all, the tribe now owns an additional 73 square miles along the lower Klamath River, including much of the Blue Creek watershed.

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The area is a few blocks within a city that’s just over 500 square miles.

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Never mind that the violence was confined to a few downtown blocks, a fraction of a city that spreads over 500 square miles.

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Talks on the rules governing the border between Spain and Gibraltar - a 2.6 square mile headland to the south of the country - have been ongoing since the UK left the EU in 2020.

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