a unit of length equal to 1, 760 yards or 5, 280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
[ Syn: statute mile , stat mi , land mile , international mile , mi ]
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1, 852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
[ Syn: nautical mile , mi , naut mi , knot , international nautical mile , air mile ]
a large distance; he missed by a mile'
a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6, 000 feet (1828.8 meters)
[ Syn: sea mile ]
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 ]
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
[ Syn: roman mile ]
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
[ Syn: mil , swedish mile ]
a footrace extending one mile; he holds the record in the mile'