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mile n. [
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
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mile n. [
nautical 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
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mile n. a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
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mile n. [
sea mile] a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
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mile n. [
nautical mile, naut mi, 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
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