Meaning of mile
Definition of mile
(noun)
a
unit
of
length
equal
to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly
1609.344 meters
a
unit
of
length
used
in navigation;
exactly
1,852 meters;
historically
based
on the
distance
spanned by one
minute
of arc in
latitude
a
large
distance; "he
missed
by a mile"
a
former
British
unit
of
length
once
used
in navigation;
equivalent
to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
a
former
British
unit
of
length
equivalent
to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet
longer
than a
statute
mile
an
ancient
Roman
unit
of
length
equivalent
to 1620 yards
a Swedish
unit
of
length
equivalent
to 10 km
a
footrace
extending one mile; "he holds the
record
in the mile"
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