air mile

noun

: a mile in air travel

Examples of air mile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The city and borough are spread over several islands, and are about 95 air miles southwest of Juneau, the state's capital. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026

The weather had been good for several days, as weather goes on the Alaska Peninsula, but then heavy dark clouds began to roll into our mountain valley from Yantarni Bay, an arm of the north Pacific only five air miles away. — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 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