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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Over the course of five days, rescuers used everything from search parties to a live trap to bring him to safety, all while Barney traveled miles toward the shelter in search of his friend.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
That day’s introductory walk was through the rich vineyards of Friuli, with an afternoon that wound through the woodlands of the Alpe Adria Trail, which stretches 466 miles through Austria, Italy, and Slovenia.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Rivas lived in the Melrose section of the Bronx, about 3 miles from where he was killed, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
The bus was headed to the pilgrimage site Santuario de las Lajas, which is a tourist destination located about four miles from the Ecuadorian border, according to NTN24.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
That day’s introductory walk was through the rich vineyards of Friuli, with an afternoon that wound through the woodlands of the Alpe Adria Trail, which stretches 466 miles through Austria, Italy, and Slovenia.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Rivas lived in the Melrose section of the Bronx, about 3 miles from where he was killed, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
The bus was headed to the pilgrimage site Santuario de las Lajas, which is a tourist destination located about four miles from the Ecuadorian border, according to NTN24.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 8 Jan. 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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