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mile

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈmaɪɫ// UK //mˈaɪl// mile General-service Informal

n. 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.


SIMPLE

The nearest gas station is about one mile away.

CONTEXTUAL

We walked for a mile along the beach before finding a good spot for our picnic.

COMPLEX

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.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly used in the plural ('miles') to informally mean a very long distance, even when not measuring precisely.

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