noun
- A unit of length equal to 1, 760 yards or 5, 280 feet; exactly 1609. 344 meters.
- synonyms: statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi
- A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1, 852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude.
- synonyms: nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile
- A large distance.
- usage: "he missed by a mile"
- A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6, 000 feet (1828. 8 meters.
- synonyms: sea mile
- A former British unit of length equivalent to 6, 080 feet (1, 853. 184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.
- synonyms: nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile
- An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards.
- synonyms: Roman mile
- A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km.
- synonyms: mil, Swedish mile
- A footrace extending one mile.
- usage: "he holds the record in the mile"
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