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mile
noun(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
Synonyms: air mile, international nautical mile, mi, naut mi, nautical mile,
mile
noun(mile)
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,
mile
noun(mile)
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Synonyms: mil, swedish mile,
mile
noun(mile)
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,
mile
noun(mile)
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Synonyms: roman mile,
mile
noun(mile)
a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Synonyms: sea mile,
mile
noun(mile)
a footrace extending one mile
Examples:
He holds the record in the mile.
mile
noun(mile)
a large distance
Examples:
He missed by a mile.

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