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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According to Punchbowl News, Donalds potentially violated ethics rules by casting his votes from nearly 2,700 miles away.
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Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Once within range, Athena will begin a breaking maneuver called Powered Descent Initiation (PDI), firing up and throttling its landing engine until the spacecraft reaches about a mile away from its touchdown coordinates in Mons Mouton.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Last month, that aching search came to an end when Aziz was found safe about 1,400 miles away in Douglas County, Colorado.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Launched last week, Athena was communicating with controllers more than 230,000 miles away and generating solar power, officials said.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Once within range, Athena will begin a breaking maneuver called Powered Descent Initiation (PDI), firing up and throttling its landing engine until the spacecraft reaches about a mile away from its touchdown coordinates in Mons Mouton.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Last month, that aching search came to an end when Aziz was found safe about 1,400 miles away in Douglas County, Colorado.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Launched last week, Athena was communicating with controllers more than 230,000 miles away and generating solar power, officials said.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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