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ALL meanings of mile

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  • noun mile 1.609344 km 1
  • noun mile large distance 1
  • noun mile race 1
  • noun mile nautical mile 1
  • noun mile Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers). 1
  • noun mile nautical mile. 1
  • noun mile international nautical mile. 1
  • noun mile any of various other units of distance or length at different periods and in different countries. Compare Roman mile. 1
  • noun mile a notable distance or margin: missed the target by a mile. Abbreviation: mi, mi. 1
  • noun mile A unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometers). 1
  • countable noun mile A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres. 0
  • noun plural mile Miles is used, especially in the expression miles away, to refer to a long distance. 0
  • countable noun mile Miles or a mile is used with the meaning 'very much' in order to emphasize the difference between two things or qualities, or the difference between what you aimed to do and what you actually achieved. 0
  • noun 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 0
  • noun mile any of various units of length used at different times and places, esp the Roman mile, equivalent to 1620 yards 0
  • noun mile a great distance; great deal 0
  • noun mile a race extending over a mile 0
  • noun mile a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards or 8 furlongs (1.609344 kilometers or 0.869 nautical mile); statute mile 0
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