mile : Idioms & Phrases

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admiralty mile

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

  • 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
    naut mi; mi; mile; international nautical mile; knot; air mile.
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Geographical, ∨ Nautical mile

  • one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.
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Geographical mile

  • noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
    naut mi; geographical mile; mi; Admiralty mile; mile.
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  • . See under Mile.
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half mile

  • noun a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
    880 yards.
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international mile

  • noun a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    mi; stat mi; mile; land mile; international mile.
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international nautical mile

  • 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
    naut mi; mi; mile; international nautical mile; knot; air mile.
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land mile

  • noun a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    mi; stat mi; mile; land mile; international mile.
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last mile

  • noun the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place
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Mile run

  • . Same as Train mile. See under Train.
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mile-high city

  • noun the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
    capital of Colorado; Denver.
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miles davis

  • noun United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
    Davis; Miles Davis.
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miles dewey davis jr.

  • noun United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
    Davis; Miles Davis.
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miles gloriosus

  • noun a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)
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miles per gallon

  • noun the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel
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miles per hour

  • noun the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    mph.
  • noun a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
    mph.
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miles standish

  • noun English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
    Standish; Myles Standish.
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nautical mile

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

  • noun a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
    440 yards.
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Roman mile

  • noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
    mile.
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  • a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure.
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sea mile

  • noun a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
    mile.
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Definitions
  1. A geographical mile. See Mile.
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square mile

  • noun an area of 640 acres
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Statute mile

  • noun a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    mi; stat mi; mile; land mile; international mile.
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  • 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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survey mile

  • noun a U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter
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swedish mile

  • noun a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
    mile; mil.
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three-mile limit

  • noun the limit of a nation's territorial waters
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timothy miles bindon rice

  • noun English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
    Rice; Sir Tim Rice.
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To get a mile

  • (or other distance), to pass over it in traveling.
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Train mile

  • (Railroads), a unit employed in estimating running expenses, etc., being one of the total number of miles run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure; called also mile run.
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