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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Who was Brian Thompson? Thompson lived in Maple Grove, Minnesota, about 15 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
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Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Aurora borealis does not need to be directly overhead to be observed, NOAA said, and could be seen from as much as 620 miles away if conditions are right.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The ski resort on the White Mountains, Sunrise Park Resort, is located on the Fort Apache Reservation near Greer, about 220 miles east of central Phoenix, and operated by the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit about 55 miles off the shore of Eureka.
Evacuations were ordered.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Aurora borealis does not need to be directly overhead to be observed, NOAA said, and could be seen from as much as 620 miles away if conditions are right.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The ski resort on the White Mountains, Sunrise Park Resort, is located on the Fort Apache Reservation near Greer, about 220 miles east of central Phoenix, and operated by the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit about 55 miles off the shore of Eureka.
Evacuations were ordered.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 17 Dec. 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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