1
: any of various units of distance: such as
a
: a unit equal to 5280 feet see Weights and Measures Table
b
2
: a race of a mile
3
: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval
—usually plural
was miles ahead of them in education
—sometimes used adverbiallyThis one is miles [=much, far] better than that one.
see also a mile a minute
Examples of mile in a Sentence
We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.
We traveled over miles of dirt road.
The car was traveling at 70 miles per hour.
We were miles from home.
We still have miles to go.
The beach stretched on for miles and miles.
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—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The missing marsupial was later spotted in a Walmart parking lot nearly five miles from the farm Tuesday morning.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The Nevada Transportation Authority limited surface travel to four miles per trip.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Aided by the Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitation Fund – which is dedicated to supporting and guiding communities on their recovery – some 100 members of Hashomer Hatzair have started new lives in kibbutzim just miles from the Gaza border.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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mile
noun1
: a unit of measure equal to 5280 feet (about 1609 meters)
called also statute mile
see measure2
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