Definition of Mile
Pronunciation:
mīl
n.
1.
A
certain
measure
of
distance
,
being
equivalent
in
England
and
the
United
States
to
320
poles
or
rods
,
or
5
,
280
feet
.
Geographical mile
one
sixtieth
of
a
degree
of
a
great
circle
of
the
earth
,
or
6080
.
27
feet
.
Mile run
Same
as
Train
mile
.
See
under
Train
.
Roman mile
a
thousand
paces
,
equal
to
1
,
614
yards
English
measure
.
Statute mile
a
mile
conforming
to
statute
,
that
is
,
in
England
and
the
United
States
,
a
mile
of
5
,
280
feet
,
as
distinguished
from
any
other
mile
.
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