mile

mile · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometers).

  2. 2.

    (informal) A great distance or amount.

  3. 3.

    A race over a distance of one mile.

Forms

plural: miles

Related words

See also: distance, kilometer, miles
Synonyms: league

Etymology

From Old English "mil," from Latin "milia" (plural of "mille" meaning "thousand"), from the phrase "milia passuum" meaning "a thousand paces." A Roman mile was defined as 1,000 double paces (approximately 4,860 feet).