air mile

noun

: a mile in air travel

Examples of air mile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After traveling about 16,000 air miles round trip for their season-opener in Australia — and suffering a humiliating loss to the San Francisco 49ers — the home opener requires only a 28-mile journey and offers a chance for a reboot. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The Hurricanes flew 2,575 air miles west for their season opener, the longest mainland trip for a conference matchup in all of FBS. — Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

However, it’s slightly complicated by the fact that there are virtually no grocery stores with enough stock to service the resort within 120 air miles of the small town. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Queen Elizabeth visited more than 115 countries over the course of her life, racking up quite the air miles. — Christopher Luu, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for air mile

• argyle
• awhile
• beguile
• compile
• condyle
• defile
• erstwhile
• exile
• freestyle
• gentile
• hairstyle
• lifestyle