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mile
Definition:
(nou) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters (nou) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude (nou) a large distance (nou) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) (nou) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile (nou) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards (nou) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km (nou) a footrace extending one mile
Phonetic Transcription:
maɪl
Examples:
The distance between knots depended on the definition of the nautical mile.
The following year the distance was changed to one mile and one furlong.
The distance of the Blandford Stakes was cut to 1 mile and 3 furlongs in 1994.
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