mile
n.
unit of distance equal to 5280 feet (approximately 1609 meters); relatively great distance
Mile
A mile is a
unit of
length, usually used to measure
distance, in a number of different systems, including
Imperial units,
United States customary units and
Norwegian/Swedish mil. Its size can vary from system to system, but in each is between one and ten
kilometers. In contemporary English contexts mile refers to either:the statute mile of 5,280
feet (1,609.344
m exactly), or 63,360
inchesthe international
nautical mile of exactly 1,852
meters (about 6,076
feet).
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mile (f)
n.
mile, unit of distance equal to 5280 feet (approximately 1609 meters); relatively great distance
mil
n.
mile, pivot, axle, pin, style, arbor, axle tree, cannon, gudgeon, pintle, shaft, spindle, stylus, tree, probe
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n.
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Mile
(n.)
A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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