seat-mile

English

noun
Definitions
  • (transportation) A unit of measure of passenger carrying capacity, equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown.

Etymology

Compound from English seat + English mile (imperial measure of distance).

Origin

English

mile

Gloss

imperial measure of distance

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