air mile

noun

: a mile in air travel

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For international players, there will be no breaks and many air miles until the end of the season. — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Regulations have defined this as 100 air miles from the border – an area including cities such as San Diego and El Paso. — Marisa Taylor and Jeffrey Dastin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025 Still, the Padres will travel more air miles (45,436) than all but the Dodgers (48,649) and Athletics (48,310) in 2025. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 Everton have racked up the fewest air miles of any Premier League club this pre-season. — Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for air mile

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of air mile was in 1907

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“Air mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mile. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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