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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There’s nothing like standing on the ice at a high-end camp, surrounded by thousands of miles of untouched wilderness.
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Recently, conservation efforts spanning continents and thousands of miles have sprung up.
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The zip code has the second-highest population density in the city, with over 10,000 people per square mile, according to data from ZIPatlas, a website that pulls data from the United States Census.
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The speeds ranged from 73.5 to 95.0 miles per hour.
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Sarah Groen, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
Recently, conservation efforts spanning continents and thousands of miles have sprung up.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
The zip code has the second-highest population density in the city, with over 10,000 people per square mile, according to data from ZIPatlas, a website that pulls data from the United States Census.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The speeds ranged from 73.5 to 95.0 miles per hour.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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