一长度单位，相当于3.0法定英里(4.8公里)。

A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).

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该太空站将定位在距地球250法定英里的规定轨道上，倾角为51.6度。

The station will be in an orbit with an altitude of 250 statute miles with an inclination of 51.6 degrees.

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由于法令(law)又可以叫做statute，因此就有了“法定英里”这个名字。

And since a law is also called a statute, thus we have the statute mile.

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