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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One downside is the port’s location, which sits several miles from both the Titanic Quarter and central Belfast.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Andrea Penhale, of Courtice, a town around 35 miles east of Toronto, said Trump had upended her annual visit to see her sister, who lives in Tennessee and holds a green card.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Whites City is a small resort town located near Carlsbad Caverns National Park, just north of the Texas border and about 95 miles south of Roswell, New Mexico.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 May 2025
Detectives arrested Kelly the same day at his Palmdale home, about 10 miles from where the getaway car was torched, Det.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Andrea Penhale, of Courtice, a town around 35 miles east of Toronto, said Trump had upended her annual visit to see her sister, who lives in Tennessee and holds a green card.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Whites City is a small resort town located near Carlsbad Caverns National Park, just north of the Texas border and about 95 miles south of Roswell, New Mexico.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 May 2025
Detectives arrested Kelly the same day at his Palmdale home, about 10 miles from where the getaway car was torched, Det.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 11 May. 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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