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n a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters 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 n a …

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  1. n a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters 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 n a large distance n a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) n a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile n an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards n a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km n a footrace extending one mile