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mile

/mˈaɪl/noun1 syllable

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

Synonyms for mile15

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

statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi

noun, as in a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

nautical mile, mi, naut mi, international nautical mile, air mile

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

nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile

noun, as in a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

mil, Swedish mile

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

sea mile

noun, as in an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

Roman mile

What does mile mean?8

noun

1

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

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

3

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

4

a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

5

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

6

an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

7

a large distance“he missed by a mile”

8

a footrace extending one mile“he holds the record in the mile”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mile?14

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Mile in a sentence

  • Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.CK
  • A guest for a while, sees for a mile.EPiph
  • Give someone an inch, and they will take a mile.danepo
  • Before you judge someone, first walk a mile in their shoes.magnificentgoddess
  • The racecourse was set in a valley, about a mile from the town centre.LittleBoy
  • After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.saeedveradi
  • If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile.CS
  • Before you criticize a man, you should always walk a mile in his shoes.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mile

as a noun

plural
miles