mile

(noun) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters. Synonyms: statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi.

(noun) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude. Synonyms: nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile.

(noun) a large distance. Examples: "He missed by a mile."

(noun) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters). Synonyms: sea mile.

(noun) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile. Synonyms: nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile.

(noun) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards. Synonyms: Roman mile.

(noun) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km. Synonyms: mil, Swedish mile.

(noun) a footrace extending one mile. Examples: "He holds the record in the mile."