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mile

[ mahyl ]

noun

  1. Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
  2. any of various other units of distance or length at different periods and in different countries. Compare Roman mile.
  3. a notable distance or margin: : mi, mi.

    missed the target by a mile.



mile

/ maɪl /

noun

  1. Also calledstatute mile a unit of length used in the UK, the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards. 1 mile is equivalent to 1.609 34 kilometres
  2. any of various units of length used at different times and places, esp the Roman mile, equivalent to 1620 yards
  3. informal.
    often plural a great distance; great deal

    he missed by a mile

  4. a race extending over a mile
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adverb

  1. miles
    (intensifier)

    he likes his new job miles better

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mile

/ mīl /

  1. A unit of length in the US Customary System, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (about 1.61 kilometers).
  2. Also called statute mile
  3. See nautical mileSee Table at measurement


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mile1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English mīl, from Latin mīlle (passus); mīlle, mīlia (passuum) “a thousand (paces), thousands of paces”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mile1

Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia ( passuum ) a thousand (paces)
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Idioms and Phrases

  • miss by a mile
  • miss is as good as a mile
  • stick out (like a mile)
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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the number of miles driven nationwide decreased by 15 percent.

An up-tempo playlist keeps me motivated and improves my pace by at least 15 seconds per mile.

She particularly encouraged those who live within a mile and a half of their school buildings to consider walking to class.

He runs like 100 miles, 150 miles, to bring awareness to different organizations he supports.

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At 65 miles per hour, you’ll cover 100 yards in three seconds.

Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.

Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.

Each one seems a mile high, and the entire flight an insurmountable obstacle.

So I went home—we only lived about a quarter mile away—and I got on my bicycle and rode back, and he was in the donut shop.

The incident occurred just one mile from the Garner incident.

What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?

General Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.

Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.

They had proceeded a mile when Bruno came running back, showing by his manner he had news to impart.

The procession made its way slowly towards the river, three quarters of a mile to the east.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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