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a footrace extending one mile
e.g. he holds the record in the mile
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a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
exactly 1609.344 meters
Synonym: statute mile stat mi land mile international mile mi
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a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Synonym: mil Swedish mile
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an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Synonym: Roman mile
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a unit of length used in navigation
exactly 1,852 meters
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Synonym: nautical mile mi naut mi knot international nautical mile air mile
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a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)
800 feet longer than a statute mile
Synonym: nautical mile naut mi mi geographical mile Admiralty mile
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a former British unit of length once used in navigation
equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Synonym: sea mile
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a large distance
e.g. he missed by a mile