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mile
[mahyl]
noun
Also called statute mile.a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
any of various other units of distance or length at different periods and in different countries.
a notable distance or margin: mi, mi.
missed the target by a mile.
mile
/ ɪ /
noun
Also called: statute mile.a unit of length used in the UK, the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards. 1 mile is equivalent to 1.609 34 kilometres
See nautical mile
See Swedish mile
any of various units of length used at different times and places, esp the Roman mile, equivalent to 1620 yards
informal(often plural) a great distance; great deal
he missed by a mile
a race extending over a mile
adverb
(intensifier)
he likes his new job miles better
mile
A unit of length in the US Customary System, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (about 1.61 kilometers).
Also called statute mile
See nautical mile See Table at measurement
Word History and Origins
Origin of mile1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mile1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
About 16 miles to the southwest, firefighters had contained the Maria fire by Monday evening, also along the river bottom, south of Santa Paula.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday night, once again creating a light show for Southern California and even those hundreds of miles away.
Because the list of things wrong with this one could go on for miles.
Authorities say he then targeted state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in their home, about nine miles from the Hortmans.
The previous year he had become the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile.
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