1
: any of various units of distance: such as
a
: a unit equal to 5280 feet see Weights and Measures Table
b
2
: a race of a mile
3
: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval
—usually plural
was miles ahead of them in education
—sometimes used adverbiallyThis one is miles [=much, far] better than that one.
Examples of mile in a Sentence
We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.
We traveled over miles of dirt road.
The car was traveling at 70 miles per hour.
We were miles from home.
We still have miles to go.
The beach stretched on for miles and miles.
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Two thousand miles away, a handful of students held a largely silent protest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium.
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TIME, 13 May 2024
That's in addition to a federal award of $95 million to widen 10 miles of Interstate 10 southeast of Phoenix, $65 million to reduce flooding risks in the Winslow area and more than $200 million to modernize and expand the San Luis Port of Entry on Arizona's border with Mexico.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
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TIME, 13 May 2024
That's in addition to a federal award of $95 million to widen 10 miles of Interstate 10 southeast of Phoenix, $65 million to reduce flooding risks in the Winslow area and more than $200 million to modernize and expand the San Luis Port of Entry on Arizona's border with Mexico.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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mile
noun1
: a unit of measure equal to 5280 feet (about 1609 meters)
called also statute mile
see measure2
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