mile
n. countablen. a unit for measuring distance that is equal to about 1.6 kilometers. You use it to talk about how far away a place is or how fast a car is going.
n. a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards or approximately 1.609 kilometres. Used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom for road distances and speed limits.
The nearest gas station is about one mile away.
We walked for a mile along the beach before finding a good spot for our picnic.
Although the country officially adopted the metric system decades ago, local residents still measure the distance between villages in miles and describe fuel efficiency in miles per gallon.
Commonly used in the plural ('miles') to informally mean a very long distance, even when not measuring precisely.
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country mile
A long way, a great distance.
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first mile
The initial stage of delivery of goods, etc., from the seller or producer to a distribution centre, often involving greater effort or expense.
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.