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

Example Sentences

At Belmont, jockeys must not let their horse run too hard too early, and conserve some energy for the half-mile-long backstretch.

From The Daily Beast

Victim found a half mile from Hernandez's home with numerous gunshot wounds.

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The funnel was roaring in the depths of the woods; William boldly pursued it for another half mile.

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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.

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Minamisanriku, a town of 17,300 located a mere half-mile or so from the sea in Miyagi Prefecture, was one of those.

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The road ran straight for over a half-mile behind them, and not a living thing showed upon it.

From Project Gutenberg

Once 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.

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Instead of our small craft working to and fro in half mile runs, henceforth they will have to cover 60 miles per trip.

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If we run on another half mile we shall be shot down where we stand without any means of defending ourselves.

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A half-mile or more distant from them a big, ocean-going tugboat was passing down the bay, without a tow and under full steam.

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