mile /maɪl/
1. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
synset: 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
synset: nautical_mile, mile, mi, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, air_mile
3. a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
synset: mile
4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
5. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
synset: nautical_mile, naut_mi, mile, mi, geographical_mile, Admiralty_mile
6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
synset: mile, Roman_mile
7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
synset: mile, mil, Swedish_mile
8. a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"
synset: mile
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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