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noun : MILE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters ;
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2. (
) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude ;
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3. (
) a large distance; "he missed by a mile" ;
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4. (
) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) ;
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5. (
) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile ;
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6. (
) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards ;
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7. (
) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km ;
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8. (
) a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile" ;
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