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Mile

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Definitions for Mile

noun
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
Synonyms
statute mile stat mi land mile international mile mi
Examples
  1. exactly 1609.344 meters
noun
a unit of length used in navigation
Synonyms
nautical mile mi naut mi international nautical mile air mile
Examples
  1. exactly 1,852 meters
  2. historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
noun
a large distance
Examples
  1. he missed by a mile
noun
a former British unit of length once used in navigation
Synonyms
sea mile
Examples
  1. equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
noun
a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)
Synonyms
nautical mile naut mi mi geographical mile Admiralty mile
Examples
  1. 800 feet longer than a statute mile
noun
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Synonyms
Roman mile
noun
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Synonyms
mil Swedish mile
noun
a footrace extending one mile
Examples
  1. he holds the record in the mile

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