Definition of mile Mile
/majˈl/ - [mayl] - mile
We found 17 definitions of mile from 7 different sources.
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What does mile mean?
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NounPlural: miles |
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| mile - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters | ||
| statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi | ||
| linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length | ||
| league an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | ||
| furlong | ||
| 880 yards, half mile a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile | ||
| mile - a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile" | ||
| track event a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) | ||
| mile - a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | ||
| mil, Swedish mile | ||
| linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length | ||
| mile - an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards | ||
| Roman mile | ||
| linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length | ||
| mile - a large distance; "he missed by a mile" | ||
| mile - a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | ||
| nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile | ||
| nautical linear unit a linear unit of distance used in navigation | ||
| mile - a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) | ||
| sea mile | ||
| nautical linear unit a linear unit of distance used in navigation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mile (Noun)
A unit of measure length or distance equal to 5,280 feet 8 furlongs in the U. S. Customary/ Imperial system of measurements. One mile is equal to 1. 609344 km. - mile (Noun)
A Roman unit of measure equal to 1000 double steps mille passus or mille passuum or 5000 Roman feet approx. 1480m. - mile (Noun)
A track race of one mile in length; sometimes used to refer to the 1500m race. - mile (Noun)
A great distance. - mile (Noun)
One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mile (n.)
A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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mile
A unit of length used by several systems equal to 5,280 feet, with symbol "m".
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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mile
The statute mile is 5280 feet; but that used at sea, termed the mean nautic mile, consists of 6075·6 feet, or 60 to a degree.
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A mile is one of several measures of distance. It comes from the Latin phrase "mille passus" for "one thousand paces" (plural: "milia passuum"), and may have referred to the distance travelled when a Roman soldier's left foot touched the ground one thousand times when walking.
In the USA and the UK "mile" refers mostly to the statute mile of 5,280 feet (1.609 344 km).
When measuring significant distances for sea or air travel, the nautical mile is used. It is a distance equal to that covered by 1/60th of 1 degree of arc along the Earth's equator or a line of longitude. It works out to about 6,076 feet 01.386 inches (or exactly 1.852 km).
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🔤- mile, noun, singular of miles.
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