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A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters), used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Also called land mile, statute mile. See Table at measurement.
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A nautical mile.
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An air mile.
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Sports A race that is one mile long.
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A relatively great distance: had to walk for miles in the airport.
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A unit of length used in the UK, the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards. 1 mile is equivalent to 1.609 34 kilometres
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Any of various units of length used at different times and places, esp the Roman mile, equivalent to 1620 yards
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A great distance; great deal
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A race extending over a mile
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