Mile
Word | MILE |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | mile |
Pronunciations | /maɪ̯l/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Mile"
What do we mean by mile?
A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters), used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. noun
A nautical mile. noun
An air mile. noun
A race that is one mile long. noun
A relatively great distance. noun
A contraction of Mademoiselle.
An itinerary measure, modified from that of the Romans, which was equal to 1,617 English yards: used in the British empire, in the United States, and, formerly, in most European countries. noun
A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet. noun
One sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet. noun
Same as Train mile. See under Train. noun
A thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure. noun
A mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile. noun
A Roman unit of measure equal to 1000 (double) steps (mille passus or mille passuum) or 5000 Roman feet (approx. 1480m). noun
A track race of one mile in length; sometimes used to refer to the 1500m race. noun
A great distance. noun
One mile per hour, as a measure of speed. noun
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude noun
A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km noun
A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) noun
The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.
Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl).
(travel) An airline mile in a frequent flier program.
Any similarly large distance.
A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)
One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
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