Look up: mile

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   Mile
   Latin mille passus (1,000 paces); 5,000 Roman feet are approximately 0.92 English mile or approximately 4,850 English feet .
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   Mile
   A non-metric unit of length which can be divided into 8 furlongs, 80 chains, 360 rods, 1760 yards, 5280 feet, 8000 links or 63360 inches. It is equal to 1609.344 metres, more or less.
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   Mile
   The mile is a unit of the imperial scale of measurement of length equivalent to 8 furlongs, 1760 yards or 1.6093 kilometres.
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   mile
   [Noun] A unit of distance. It measures 1 760 yards or roughly 1.6 kilometres.
   Example: Michelle cycles 5 miles to work every day.
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   mile
   [n] - a large distance 2. [n] - an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards 3. [n] - a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km 4. [n] - a unit of length equal to 1760 yards 5. [n] - a footrace extending one mile
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   Mile
   A unit of distance most commonly used in Britain and the US.Abbreviation: miConversions1 mile=1609.344 metres1 mile=5280 feet1 mile=80 chains (Gunter)1 mile=8000 links (Gunter)1 mile=1.609344 kilometres1 mile=320 rods1 mile=1760 yards1 mile=0.869 nautical milesttle='Mile';xiunt='m';yiunt='mile';mconv=1609.344;cconv=0.0; See also: Chain, Foot, Furlo...
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   mile
   British and US measure of distance equal to 1.609 metres Category: Management in the public and private sector
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   Mile
   Length equal to 5 180 ft or 1.60 km.
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   Mile
   Definition (keystage 2) An Imperial unit of length, equal to 1760 yards or 5280 feet, i.e. 1609.344 metres
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    Mile
    Mile noun [ Anglo-Saxon mīl , from Latin millia , milia ; plural of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Confer Mill the tenth of a cent, Million .] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet. » The distance called a mile varies greatly ...
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    mile
    A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet. ... The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; ...
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    mile
    noun a footrace extending one mile; `he holds the record in the mile`
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    mile
    stat mi noun a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
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    mile
    noun a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
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    mile
    noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
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    mile
    knot noun a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
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    mile
    Admiralty mile noun a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
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    Mile
    A `mile` is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. Its size can vary from system to system, but in each is between one and ten kilometers. In contemporary English contexts `mile` refers to either: * the `international mile` of 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or exactly 1,609.344 meters. * the international `nau...
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    Mile
    • (n.) A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
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    mile
    any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet (1.609 km). It originated from the Roman mille passus, or `thousand paces,` ... [2 related articles]
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    mile
    
    1. a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
    2. a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
    3. a large distance
    4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
    5. a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
    6. an ancient Roman unit of length equival...
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       mile
       A measure of distance, the name of which is an abbreviation of the Latin mille passes or 'one thousand paces.' Since the paces (one step with each foot) of the Roman army were supposed to be two steps, each 2.5 feet long, one thousand paces is very close to the length now called a statute mile ?...
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       mile
       mile: see English units of measurement.
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