MILE

(noun) a footrace extending one mile
"he holds the record in the mile"
(noun) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
synonyms : international mile , land mile , mi , stat mi , statute mile
(noun) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
synonyms : mil , swedish mile
(noun) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
synonyms : roman mile
(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
synonyms : air mile , international nautical mile , knot , mi , naut mi , nautical mile
(noun) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
synonyms : admiralty mile , geographical mile , mi , naut mi , nautical mile
(noun) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
synonyms : sea mile
(noun) a large distance
"he missed by a mile"

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