mile

A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude.

A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters.

A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km.

A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.

An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards.

A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters).

A footrace extending one mile.

“he holds the record in the mile”

A large distance.

“he missed by a mile”