Miles

American  

[mahylz] / maɪlz /

noun

1. Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, U.S. army officer.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “merciful.”

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Miles British  

/ maɪlz /

noun

1. Bernard, Baron Miles of Blackfriars. 1907–91, British actor and theatre manager. He founded the Mermaid Theatre in London, and was known as a character actor

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Example Sentences

“She’s totally mature. She is worldly. And she’s an advocate for equality in sports, people of color and all that,” said Gardner, 68, whose home in Manhattan Beach is about 10 miles from the Culver City ice rink where he and Babilonia learned to skate once stood.

From Los Angeles Times

Customs and Border Protection had announced plans to finish sealing off all 140 miles of the California-Mexico border, including in this remote wilderness.

From Los Angeles Times

So on a recent warm, sunny day, she hiked miles into the remote desert to confirm her suspicion — that razor wire now filled what not long ago was open terrain.

From Los Angeles Times

Starting in the fall, federal forces began installing hundreds of miles of it along the border.

From Los Angeles Times

A three-mile stretch of Highway 99 was closed for more than five hours Saturday after dense fog led to a massive vehicle pileup in Tulare County, about 40 miles north of Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deep
• distant
• long