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.
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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The corridor has almost 18,000 vehicles travel through it on average daily, with an average speed of 30.6 miles per hour, according to city data.
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The tunnel, called the Music City Loop, will span about eight miles from downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
The fire, which has already destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, was currently 4 miles from Kaibab Lodge and threatened the nearby North Rim Country Store.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Emergency calls from a Walmart near Traverse City, about 140 miles from Grand Rapids, started coming in shortly before 4:45 p.m.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The tunnel, called the Music City Loop, will span about eight miles from downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
The fire, which has already destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, was currently 4 miles from Kaibab Lodge and threatened the nearby North Rim Country Store.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Emergency calls from a Walmart near Traverse City, about 140 miles from Grand Rapids, started coming in shortly before 4:45 p.m.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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