half-mile

[haf-mahyl, hahf‑]

noun

1. a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).

2. a race of half a mile.

adjective

1. measuring or running half a mile.

half-mile

noun

1. 1. half a mile

   2. ( as modifier )

      a half-mile stretch of the river

Word History and Origins

Origin of half-mile¹

First recorded in 1595–1605