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n. A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters), used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Also called land mile, statute mile. See Table at measurement.

n. A nautical mile.

n. An air mile.

n. Sports A race that is one mile long.

n. A relatively great distance: had to walk for miles in the airport.

n. A Roman unit of measure equal to 1000 (double) steps (mille passus or mille passuum) or 5000 Roman feet (approx. 1480m).

n. A track race of one mile in length; sometimes used to refer to the 1500m race.

n. A great distance.

n. One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.

n. A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.

n. An itinerary measure, modified from that of the Romans, which was equal to 1,617 English yards: used in the British empire, in the United States, and, formerly, in most European countries.

A contraction of Mademoiselle.

n. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

n. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

n. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)

n. a large distance

n. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

n. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

n. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

n. a footrace extending one mile

nautical mile   

nautical linear unit    linear unit    linear measure    large indefinite quantity    large indefinite amount    track event   

three-mile limit    international geographical mile    zone    ton-mile    nautical mile    passenger mile    milestone    mpg    mileage    milepost   

Argyll    Kyle    Marseille    Mikhail    Niall    Nile    Pyle    Theil    Weil    Weill   

yard    distance    foot    league    inch    road    hour    line    river    meter