half-mile
a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
a race of half a mile.
measuring or running half a mile.
Origin of half-mile
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How to use half-mile in a sentence
At Belmont, jockeys must not let their horse run too hard too early, and conserve some energy for the half-mile-long backstretch.
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After | Michael Fensom | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVictim found a half mile from Hernandez's home with numerous gunshot wounds.
The funnel was roaring in the depths of the woods; William boldly pursued it for another half mile.
We worked in two-man swim teams, starting with two-mile ocean swims and going all the way up to five-and-a-half-mile swims.
Minamisanriku, a town of 17,300 located a mere half-mile or so from the sea in Miyagi Prefecture, was one of those.
The road ran straight for over a half-mile behind them, and not a living thing showed upon it.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniOnce a party trotted by within a half-mile of us, but no one of the four men we wanted to see was in the squad.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairInstead of our small craft working to and fro in half mile runs, henceforth they will have to cover 60 miles per trip.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonIf we run on another half mile we shall be shot down where we stand without any means of defending ourselves.
The Red Year | Louis TracyA half-mile or more distant from them a big, ocean-going tugboat was passing down the bay, without a tow and under full steam.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for half-mile
half a mile
(as modifier): a half-mile stretch of the river
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