Mile - Definition

n 1: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: mile, statute mile, stat
mi, land mile, international mile, mi]
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 [syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut
mi, knot, international nautical mile, air 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) [syn: sea mile,
mile]
5: 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, mile, mi, geographical
mile, Admiralty mile]
6: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
[syn: mile, Roman mile]
7: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: mile,
mil, Swedish mile]
8: a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the
mile"