mile
(noun)
noun
1. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Similar word(s): mi
Definition categories: quantity
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
Similar word(s): mi
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3. a large distance
- he missed by a mile
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4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
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5. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
Similar word(s): mi
Definition categories: quantity
6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
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7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Similar word(s): mil
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8. a footrace extending one mile
- he holds the record in the mile
Definition categories: event
Sentences with mile as a noun:
- The shot missed by a mile.
- The runners competed in the mile.
- five miles over the speed limit