'Passenger mile' definitions:

Definition of 'Passenger mile'

From: GCIDE
  • Passenger mile \Pas"sen*ger mile\ (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the passenger transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the miles traversed by all the passengers on the road in the period in question. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]