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 is, however, a region in its atmosphere at an altitude of over 31 miles (50 kilometers), where the temperature and pressure are almost Earth-like.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
This year, Beijing alone plans to build 1,000 ultra-fast charging stations, which can provide 250 miles of driving in a five-minute stop, while the megacity Chongqing is adding 4,000 ultra-fast chargers.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The Philippines sits along the Ring of Fire, a 25,000-mile (40,000-kilometer) arc of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean that hosts more than half of the world’s volcanoes.
—Brandon Miller, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The company said the robot can reach up to 20 miles per hour and carry up to six pizza boxes, or 30 pounds of items.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
This year, Beijing alone plans to build 1,000 ultra-fast charging stations, which can provide 250 miles of driving in a five-minute stop, while the megacity Chongqing is adding 4,000 ultra-fast chargers.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The Philippines sits along the Ring of Fire, a 25,000-mile (40,000-kilometer) arc of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean that hosts more than half of the world’s volcanoes.
—Brandon Miller, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The company said the robot can reach up to 20 miles per hour and carry up to six pizza boxes, or 30 pounds of items.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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