Mile

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1 Noun 2 See also 2.1 Translations 3 See also

Noun

mile (plural: miles)

1. A unit of measure (length or distance) equal to 5,280 feet in the Customary/Imperial system of measurements. One mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers.
2. A Roman unit of measure equal to about 1620 yards or 1481m.
3. A track race of one mile in length; sometimes used to refer to the 1500m race.

   The runners completed in the mile.

4. slang A great distance.

   The shot missed by a mile.

See also

• Nautical mile
• Sea mile
• Metric mile
• Air Mile

Translations

• Dutch: mijl m
• Spanish: milla f

See also

• mileage
• milepost
• milestone
• miles per gallon
• mpg