mile

noun

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

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms international mile land mile mi stat mi statute mile

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms air mile international nautical mile knot mi naut mi nautical mile

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a large distance

   noun.quantity

   Examples

   He missed by a mile.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms sea mile

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms admiralty mile geographical mile mi naut mi nautical mile

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms roman mile

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms mil swedish mile

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. a footrace extending one mile

   noun.event

   Examples

   He holds the record in the mile.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun

   Source: webster1913