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half-mile
[ haf-mahyl, hahf‐ ]
/ ˈhæfˈmaɪl, ˈhɑf‐ /
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noun
a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
a race of half a mile.
adjective
measuring or running half a mile.
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Origin of half-mile
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby half-mile
half-long, half-mad, half-marathon, half-mast, half measure, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked
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How to use half-mile in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for half-mile
half-mile
noun
- half a mile
- (as modifier)a half-mile stretch of the river
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