mile (
http://definr.com/mile)
n 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"