Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mile

8 senses of mile

Sense 1
mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters)
       => linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)

Sense 2
nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile -- (a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude)
       => nautical linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)

Sense 3
mile -- (a large distance; "he missed by a mile")
       => large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

Sense 4
sea mile, mile -- (a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters))
       => nautical linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)

Sense 5
nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile -- (a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile)
       => nautical linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)

Sense 6
mile, Roman mile -- (an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards)
       => linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)

Sense 7
mile, mil, Swedish mile -- (a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km)
       => linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)

Sense 8
mile -- (a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile")
       => track event -- (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))