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half-mile
[ haf-mahyl, hahf‑ ]
noun
- a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
- a race of half a mile.
adjective
- measuring or running half a mile.
half-mile
noun
- half a mile
- ( as modifier )
a half-mile stretch of the river
Word History and Origins
Origin of half-mile1
Example Sentences
The incident took place in the driveway of a home near the intersection of Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Clawson Place about a half-mile south of Harvard Westlake School.
Rangers describe the trail — a steep half-mile to reach the cave, then a half-mile loop inside — as “strenuous,” featuring possible encounters with poison oak, bees, rattlesnakes and falling rocks.
One of his greatest assets is at the half-mile pole you could tell from the tenor in his voice if he spotted a horse that was up in the bridle had a big chance.
Auto Club Speedway, which has been torn down, played host to its final race in 2023 while the Clash at the Coliseum, run on a temporary half-mile track installed atop the Coliseum’s football field, did not return this winter after three years.
Crews reported burning embers flying a half-mile to three-quarters of a mile ahead of the main blaze.
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