MILE
Scrabble letter values: M3I1L1E1 = 6
Definition
- noun a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet. — synonyms: statute_mile, stat_mi, land_mile, international_mile, mi
- noun a unit of length used in navigation. — synonyms: nautical_mile, mi, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, air_mile
- noun a large distance.
- noun a former British unit of length once used in navigation. — synonyms: sea_mile
- noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters). — synonyms: nautical_mile, naut_mi, mi, geographical_mile, Admiralty_mile
- noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards. — synonyms: Roman_mile
- noun a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km. — synonyms: mil, Swedish_mile
- noun a footrace extending one mile.
Examples
- “exactly 1609.344 meters”
- “exactly 1,852 meters”
- “historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude”