mile

noun10

1. •
   a distance of 1,760 yards, or about 1,609 meters

   • Turn left in 1.2 miles.
   • You need to go about three mile down the road.
2. •
   Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
3. •
   Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
4. •
   The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.
5. •
   Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.
6. •
   (informal) Any similarly large distance.

   • The shot missed by a mile.
   • My legs felt stiff and leaden from miles of walking.
7. •
   (informal) One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
8. •
   A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)

   • The runners competed in the mile.
9. •
   An airline mile in a frequent flyer program.
10. •
    A prominent road or street, often roughly a mile long.

    • The Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The Millennium Mile (London). Magnificent Mile (Chicago).
    • I'm staying near millionaire's mile.