mile, n.
(miles)
freq. cnt. 54
(miles)
freq. cnt. 54
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 49
international mile land mile mi mile stat mi statute mile
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a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
air mile international nautical mile mi mile naut mi nautical mile
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a footrace extending one mile
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mile
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"he holds the record in the mile"
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a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
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Swedish mile mil mile
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an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
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Roman mile mile
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a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
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Admiralty mile geographical mile mi mile naut mi nautical mile
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a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
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mile sea mile
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a large distance
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mile
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"he missed by a mile"
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