Mile meaning

noun

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

   Synonymsstatute milestat miland mileinternational milemi

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

   Synonymsnautical mileminaut miinternational nautical mileair mile

3. a large distance

   “he missed by a mile”

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

   Synonymssea mile

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

   Synonymsnautical milenaut mimigeographical mileAdmiralty mile

6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

   SynonymsRoman mile

7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

   SynonymsmilSwedish mile

8. a footrace extending one mile

   “he holds the record in the mile”