Miles

[mahylz]

noun

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

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

Miles

/ 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

Example Sentences

Falkirk were very good value for their equaliser, a point not lost on ex-Ibrox defender Richard Foster, who said on BBC Sportsound: "Rangers are being out-run by other teams in the division and that's a sad indictment. They were miles off Falkirk today."

From BBC

The earthquakes — which maxed out at magnitude 3.5 before sunrise Sunday — had an epicenter in the San Bernardino Mountains about four miles north of Big Bear Airport.

From Los Angeles Times

Three hours earlier, and about 20 miles to the east, the powerful magnitude 7.3 Landers earthquake struck.

From Los Angeles Times

The Landers earthquake had an epicenter more than 25 miles northeast of Palm Springs, and resulted in severe shaking in Yucca Valley, and strong shaking in Twentynine Palms, according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.

From Los Angeles Times

The epicenter was about 29 miles northeast of downtown San Bernardino, 27 miles southeast of Hesperia and 40 miles northwest of Palm Springs.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deep 
• distant 
• long