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Mile

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounThe international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
"Turn left in 1.2 miles.; You need to go about three mile down the road.; 3.6 km is about 2 miles."
2.NounAny of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
3.NounAny of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
4.NounThe Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.
5.NounAny of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.
6.NounAn airline mile in a frequent flyer program.
7.NounAny similarly large distance.
"The shot missed by a mile.; My legs felt stiff and leaden from miles of walking."
8.NounA race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)
"The runners competed in the mile."
9.NounOne mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
"five miles over the speed limit"
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