Synonyms:
mile, statute_mile, stat_mi, land_mile, international_mile, mi
Meaning: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Synonyms:
nautical_mile, mile, mi, naut_mi, knot, international_nautical_mile, air_mile
Meaning: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Usage examples
'Bout three mile, I'd say.
"A mile behind!" gasped Tom.
"Not more than a mile or two off."
"Stop about a mile up here, Knight.
I felt we must be near to Thirty Mile.
'A scant mile,' said Puck after a quick look.
"I can tell a Yank one mile off," boasted Alf.
It was twenty-one miles to Thirty Mile Spring.
During the next mile six other mink traps were set.
"I am sure of not being a mile out of my reckoning."