Main entry: mile
Definition: a footrace extending one mile
Usage: he holds the record in the mile
Main entry: mile, stat mi, statute mile, international mile, mi, land mile
Definition: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Main entry: mil, Swedish mile, mile
Definition: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Main entry: mile, Roman mile
Definition: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Main entry: naut mi, nautical mile, mile, air mile, knot, mi, international nautical mile
Definition: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Main entry: geographical mile, mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, Admiralty mile
Definition: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
Definition: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Main entry: mile
Definition: a large distance
Usage: he missed by a mile