mile meaning and definition

MILE noun

Definition of mile (noun)

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