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Definition & Meaning of "mile"

Mile
01

a unit of measuring length equal to 1.6 kilometers or 1760 yards

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The marathon route is 26.2 miles long.
She drove 50 miles to visit her grandparents.
02

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

03

a footrace extending one mile

04

a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

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an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

06

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

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

08

a large distance

miles
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miles
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by a significant degree or extent, indicating a large difference, advantage, or superiority

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She ’s miles more empathetic than her colleagues.
He's miles more confident now than he was last year.
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