mile
n. unit of distance equal to 5280 feet (approximately 1609 meters); relatively great distance | ||||
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Mile Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mile Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mile
(n.)
A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
(n.)
A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
| WordNet 2.0 |
mile
Noun
1. a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
(synonym) statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-holonym) league
(part-meronym) furlong
2. a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
(synonym) nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile
(hypernym) nautical linear unit
3. a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
(synonym) sea mile
(hypernym) nautical linear unit
5. a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
(synonym) nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile
(hypernym) nautical linear unit
6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
(synonym) Roman mile
(hypernym) linear unit
7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
(synonym) Swedish mile
(hypernym) linear unit
8. a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"
(hypernym) track event
Noun
1. a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
(synonym) statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-holonym) league
(part-meronym) furlong
2. a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
(synonym) nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile
(hypernym) nautical linear unit
3. a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
(synonym) sea mile
(hypernym) nautical linear unit
5. a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
(synonym) nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile
(hypernym) nautical linear unit
6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
(synonym) Roman mile
(hypernym) linear unit
7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
(synonym) Swedish mile
(hypernym) linear unit
8. a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"
(hypernym) track event
| Australian Slang |
By a country mile
by a great extent: "She won by a country mile"
by a great extent: "She won by a country mile"
Country mile
a great distance
Face like a mile of unpaved road
ugly
Mile-high club
supposed club of which the members have all had sexual intercourse in an aeroplane in flight
| Anagram |
mile
emil lime
emil lime
| hEnglish - advanced version |
mile
mile
\mile\ (?), n. [as. mīl, fr. l. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. cf. mill the tenth of a cent, million.] a certain measure of distance, being equivalent in england and the united states to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
note: the distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. its length in yards is, in norway, 12,182; in brunswick, 11,816; in sweden, 11,660; in hungary, 9,139; in switzerland, 8,548; in austria, 8,297; in prussia, 8,238; in poland, 8,100; in italy, 2,025; in england and the united states, 1,760; in spain, 1,552; in the netherlands, 1,094.
similar words(18)
roman mile
nautical mile
three-mile
car mile
quarter mile
admiralty mile
land mile
statute mile
international nautical mile
train mile
traffic mile
to get a mile
air mile
ton mile
geographical mile
mile run
three-mile limit
sea mile
mile
\mile\ (?), n. [as. mīl, fr. l. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. cf. mill the tenth of a cent, million.] a certain measure of distance, being equivalent in england and the united states to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
note: the distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. its length in yards is, in norway, 12,182; in brunswick, 11,816; in sweden, 11,660; in hungary, 9,139; in switzerland, 8,548; in austria, 8,297; in prussia, 8,238; in poland, 8,100; in italy, 2,025; in england and the united states, 1,760; in spain, 1,552; in the netherlands, 1,094.
similar words(18)
roman mile
nautical mile
three-mile
car mile
quarter mile
admiralty mile
land mile
statute mile
international nautical mile
train mile
traffic mile
to get a mile
air mile
ton mile
geographical mile
mile run
three-mile limit
sea mile
| Irish Gaelic words and phrases |
míle
a thousand, mile
a thousand, mile
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
mile
míle
míle
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Milltir
Milltir = n. a mile
Milltir = n. a mile
Mile Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Mile
(from Lat. mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.
(from Lat. mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Mile
a Roman measure of length, equal to 1618 English yards-4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible, (Matthew 5:41) the usual method of reckoning both in the New Testament and in Josephus being by the stadium. The mile of the Jews is said to have been of two kinds, long or short, dependent on the length of the pace, which varied in different parts, the long pace being double the length of the short one.
a Roman measure of length, equal to 1618 English yards-4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible, (Matthew 5:41) the usual method of reckoning both in the New Testament and in Josephus being by the stadium. The mile of the Jews is said to have been of two kinds, long or short, dependent on the length of the pace, which varied in different parts, the long pace being double the length of the short one.
Mile Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Oceanographic, Meteorologal & Climatologal abbreviations and acronyms |
MILE
MIxed Layer Experiment
MIxed Layer Experiment
Mile Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Mile
A unit equal to 5,280 feet on land. A nautical mile is 6076.115.
A unit equal to 5,280 feet on land. A nautical mile is 6076.115.
Mile Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Royal Mile
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Mile Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Mile
A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. Its size can vary from system to system, but in each is between one and ten kilometers. In contemporary English contexts mile refers to either:
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