DICTOMETER

MILE

1. Synonyms:
   • Mile
   • Statute mile
   • Stat mi
   • Land mile
   • International mile
   • Mi
   Definitions:
   • a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
   • exactly 1609.344 meters
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Nautical mile
   • Mile
   • Mi
   • Naut mi
   • Knot
   • International nautical mile
   • Air mile
   Definitions:
   • a unit of length used in navigation
   • exactly 1,852 meters
   • historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Mile
   Definitions:
   • a large distance
   Examples:
   • He missed by a mile
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Sea mile
   • Mile
   Definitions:
   • a former British unit of length once used in navigation
   • equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Nautical mile
   • Naut mi
   • Mile
   • Mi
   • Geographical mile
   • Admiralty mile
   Definitions:
   • a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)
   • 800 feet longer than a statute mile
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Mile
   • Roman mile
   Definitions:
   • an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Mile
   • Mil
   • Swedish mile
   Definitions:
   • a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Mile
   Definitions:
   • a footrace extending one mile
   Examples:
   • He holds the record in the mile