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1. n. A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
2. n. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
3. n. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
4. n. a large distance
5. n. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
6. n. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
7. n. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
8. n. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
9. n. a footrace extending one mile
10. A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet. Note: The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552; in the Netherlands, 1,094. Geographical, or Nautical mile, one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet. -- Mile run. Same as Train mile. See under Train. -- Roman mile, a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure. -- Statute mile, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile.
11. A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England andthe United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
12. n. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters n. a large distance n. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards n. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km