mile (noun)
1: a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: statute mile, [[stat mi]], land mile, mi]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, [[international nautical mile]], air mile]
3: a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
4: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet) [syn: sea mile]
5: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: nautical mile, naut mi, mi, [[geographical mile]], Admiralty mile]
6: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards [syn: Roman mile]
7: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: [[Swedish mile]]]
8: a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"