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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Caledonia is more rural than Mount Pleasant, with more expansive lots, fewer homes and businesses, and almost 30 miles of horseback riding trails that cross property lines.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Following a massive search, Geyser and her companion were captured on Sunday night at a Posen, Illinois, truck stop, more than 165 miles from Geyser's group home.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The upper-level trough that lingered over the East Coast took shape in tandem with a dip in the jet stream, which together produced a low-pressure area close to the surface of the ocean just several hundred miles from land, said Rosencrans.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Dallas is about a 25-mile drive northwest from Charlotte.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Following a massive search, Geyser and her companion were captured on Sunday night at a Posen, Illinois, truck stop, more than 165 miles from Geyser's group home.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The upper-level trough that lingered over the East Coast took shape in tandem with a dip in the jet stream, which together produced a low-pressure area close to the surface of the ocean just several hundred miles from land, said Rosencrans.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Dallas is about a 25-mile drive northwest from Charlotte.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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