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half-mile

[ haf-mahyl, hahf ]

noun

  1. a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
  2. a race of half a mile.


adjective

  1. measuring or running half a mile.

half-mile

noun

    1. half a mile
    2. ( as modifier )

      a half-mile stretch of the river

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of half-mile1

First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Crews reported burning embers flying a half-mile to three-quarters of a mile ahead of the main blaze.

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