Dictionary Check: mile

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Definition

noun

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

noun

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

a large distance

Example: "he missed by a mile"
noun

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

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noun

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

noun

an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

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