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mile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | air mile, international nautical mile, mi, naut mi, nautical mile |
| Type of | nautical linear unit |
| Derivation | miler |
mile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | international mile, land mile, mi, stat mi, statute mile |
| Type of | linear measure, linear unit |
| Derivation | miler |
mile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mil, swedish mile |
| Type of | linear measure, linear unit |
| Derivation | miler |
mile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | admiralty mile, geographical mile, mi, naut mi, nautical mile |
| Type of | nautical linear unit |
| Derivation | miler |
mile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | roman mile |
| Type of | linear unit, linear measure |
| Derivation | miler |
mile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sea mile |
| Type of | nautical linear unit |
| Derivation | miler |
Examples of mile
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By my calculations that equates to a 60 mph speed limit, or one mile per minute.
From the stltoday.com
Typically, buyers pay 2 to 3 cents a mile for the credit required for the award.
From the abcnews.go.com
After the horror of Andersonville, walking even a mile must have been agonizing.
From the democratandchronicle.com
There's lots of population increase in a 10-mile and 25-mile area of Palo Verde.
From the sfgate.com
Part of the roughly 100-mile trip includes a drive on the Myrdalsjokull glacier.
From the cnn.com
The stadium is a little less than a mile north along a slightly uphill sidewalk.
From the washingtonpost.com
One of them, the Buddhist Aiea Hongwanji Mission, is less than half a mile away.
From the newsweek.com
The 1.5-mile line would cost $37 million, and would likely open in 2013 or 2014.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Photo taken outside of Mose Cone Manor at the 294 mile marker along the parkway.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
- Nautical 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 large distance; "he missed by a mile"
- Sea mile: 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 mile is a unit of length in a number of different systems. In contemporary English, a mile most commonly refers to the statute mile of 5,280 feet (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres), the survey mile of 5,280 survey feet or the nautical mile of . ...
- A Scots mile was the same length as the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, i.e. from the castle down to the Holyrood Abbey. English miles were imposed in 1824 by an Act of Parliament.
- In Irish origin legends, Mu00EDl Espu00E1ine or Mu00EDl Espu00E1ne (later Latinized as Milesius; also Miled/Miledh) is the mythical ancestor of the final inhabitants of Ireland, the "sons of Mu00EDl" or Milesians, who represent the vast majority of the Irish Gaels. His father was Bile, son of Breogan.
- (MILES) The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System or MILES is used by the US military and other armed forces around the world for training purposes. It uses lasers and blank cartridges to simulate actual battle.
