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(noun) a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile" |
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Related Words: track event |
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(noun) a unit of length equal to 1760 yards |
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Synonyms: land mile, mi, stat mi, statute mile |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(noun) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km |
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Synonyms: Swedish mile |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(noun) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards |
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Synonyms: Roman mile |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(noun) a large distance; "he missed by a mile" |
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Related Words: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity |
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(noun) a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one second of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters |
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Synonyms: air mile, international nautical mile, knot, mi, naut mi, nautical mile |
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Related Words: nautical linear unit |
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(noun) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet) |
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Synonyms: sea mile |
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Related Words: nautical linear unit |
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(noun) a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) |
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Synonyms: Admiralty mile, geographical mile, mi, naut mi, nautical mile |
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Related Words: nautical linear unit |
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