1
: any of various units of distance: such as
a
: a unit equal to 5280 feet see Weights and Measures Table
b
2
: a race of a mile
3
: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval
—usually plural
was miles ahead of them in education
—sometimes used adverbiallyThis one is miles [=much, far] better than that one.
Examples of mile in a Sentence
We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.
We traveled over miles of dirt road.
The car was traveling at 70 miles per hour.
We were miles from home.
We still have miles to go.
The beach stretched on for miles and miles.
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The trail to the resort site is along a mostly flat shelf that borders the southern shore of Twin Lakes, 22 miles from town.
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Given this linear trend, October has seen the loss of 1.38 million square miles of sea ice since 1979 — an area roughly equal to five times the size of Texas.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
These routes, according the flight-tracking website Flightradar24, can span upwards of 9,000 miles.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The trail to the resort site is along a mostly flat shelf that borders the southern shore of Twin Lakes, 22 miles from town.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
Given this linear trend, October has seen the loss of 1.38 million square miles of sea ice since 1979 — an area roughly equal to five times the size of Texas.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
These routes, according the flight-tracking website Flightradar24, can span upwards of 9,000 miles.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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mile
noun1
: a unit of measure equal to 5280 feet (about 1609 meters)
called also statute mile
see measure2
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