definition of
mile

[1] #1 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. wn

[2] #2 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. wn

[3] #3 mile n. a large distance; "he missed by a mile". wn

[4] #4 mile n. [sea mile] a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters). wn

[5] #5 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. wn