mile
1. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly 1609.344 meters (Freq. 49)
• Syn:
statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
• Part Holonyms:
league
• Part Meronyms:
furlong, half mile, 880 yards, quarter mile, 440 yards
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 (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
nautical linear unit
3. a large distance
- he missed by a mile
• Hypernyms:
large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation;
equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
• Syn:
sea mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
nautical linear unit
5. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters);
800 feet longer than a statute mile
• Syn:
nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
nautical linear unit
6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
• Syn:
Roman mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
• Syn:
mil, Swedish mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
8. a footrace extending one mile
- he holds the record in the mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler
• Hypernyms:
track event
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