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mile meaning and definition
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Definition of mile (noun)
- 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
- 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
- a large distance
- "he missed by a mile"
- a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
- synonyms: sea mile
- 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
- an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
- synonyms: Roman mile
- a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
- synonyms: mil, Swedish mile
- a footrace extending one mile
- "he holds the record in the mile"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet