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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Round-trip hike of about 3 miles, starting from Skyline Boulevard.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
For an entire year since capturing the ruins of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Center Operational Grouping—one of as many as six such groupings along the front line of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine—has been crawling toward the fortress city of Pokrovsk, 30 miles to the west.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Surrounded by miles of woods, the location sets the stage for a tranquil escape, but those who are looking for a few activities to pass the timewill be happy to discover its proximity to the Rockbridge Nature Preserve, as well as local wineries and breweries.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 22 Feb. 2025
Analysts have said that the unannounced presence of the warships near Australian territorial waters — thousands of miles away from the Chinese mainland — was a show of force.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
For an entire year since capturing the ruins of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Center Operational Grouping—one of as many as six such groupings along the front line of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine—has been crawling toward the fortress city of Pokrovsk, 30 miles to the west.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Surrounded by miles of woods, the location sets the stage for a tranquil escape, but those who are looking for a few activities to pass the timewill be happy to discover its proximity to the Rockbridge Nature Preserve, as well as local wineries and breweries.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 22 Feb. 2025
Analysts have said that the unannounced presence of the warships near Australian territorial waters — thousands of miles away from the Chinese mainland — was a show of force.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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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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