Definition of mile

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Definition of 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. air mile
    2. international nautical mile
    3. mi
    4. naut mi
    5. nautical mile
  • a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. international mile
    2. land mile
    3. mi
    4. stat mi
    5. statute mile
  • a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. mil
    2. swedish mile
  • a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. admiralty mile
    2. geographical mile
    3. mi
    4. naut mi
    5. nautical mile
  • an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. roman mile
  • a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sea mile
  • a footrace extending one mile (noun)

    Examples

    1. he holds the record in the mile
  • a large distance (noun)

    Examples

    1. he missed by a mile

See definition of mile in Merriam Webster