air milen.

Brit.

/ˈɛː mʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌmaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, mile n.¹

Etymology: < air n.¹ + mile n.¹, after sea-mile n. at sea n. Compounds 6a. Compare slightly earlier air mileage n.

1. A nautical mile used as a measure of distance flown by aircraft.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > mile > nautical mile

geometrical1597

maritime mile1632

geometric1670

nautical mile1730

knot1748

nautic mile1762

sea-mile1796

air mile1919

1919 Sphere 6 Dec. p. viii/1 Fifteen hundred air miles at 107 m.p.h.

1945 Yorks. Post 19 Apr. 1/1 Nulde, 20 air miles east of Amsterdam.

1995 Clothes Show Mag. Feb. 11/1 Models who clock up thousands of air miles every year are well-versed in the need to moisturise during a flight to prevent complexion dehydration.

2. In plural. With capital initials. A proprietary name for: a consumer incentive scheme whereby points accumulated with qualifying transactions are redeemable against the cost of travel and leisure services (originally and esp. airline tickets); points collected under this scheme.

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1982 N.Y. Times 25 Nov. d2/2 American teamed up with Holland America, the cruise ship line, so that a traveler can get air miles floating at sea.

1991 Incentive Today Oct. 29/1 Disinformation abounded based on rumours that Air Miles could only be used off-peak or when obscure routes were desperate to fill seats.

1994 Investors Chron. 28 Jan. (PEP Suppl.) 38/2 (advt.) Invest the full £6,000 before 5th April 1994 and we'll give you 600 Air Miles vouchers—that's enough for a free return flight to Paris.

2000 H. Simpson Hey yeah right get Life 67 Donna..hopes to fly to Tonga for a seafood feast on the night, if she can sort out the trouble with the Air Miles people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air mile
释义	air milen. Brit. /ˈɛː mʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌmaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, mile n.¹ Etymology: < air n.¹ + mile n.¹, after sea-mile n. at sea n. Compounds 6a. Compare slightly earlier air mileage n. 1. A nautical mile used as a measure of distance flown by aircraft. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > mile > nautical mile geometrical1597 maritime mile1632 geometric1670 nautical mile1730 knot1748 nautic mile1762 sea-mile1796 air mile1919 1919 Sphere 6 Dec. p. viii/1 Fifteen hundred air miles at 107 m.p.h. 1945 Yorks. Post 19 Apr. 1/1 Nulde, 20 air miles east of Amsterdam. 1995 Clothes Show Mag. Feb. 11/1 Models who clock up thousands of air miles every year are well-versed in the need to moisturise during a flight to prevent complexion dehydration. 2. In plural. With capital initials. A proprietary name for: a consumer incentive scheme whereby points accumulated with qualifying transactions are redeemable against the cost of travel and leisure services (originally and esp. airline tickets); points collected under this scheme. ΚΠ 1982 N.Y. Times 25 Nov. d2/2 American teamed up with Holland America, the cruise ship line, so that a traveler can get air miles floating at sea. 1991 Incentive Today Oct. 29/1 Disinformation abounded based on rumours that Air Miles could only be used off-peak or when obscure routes were desperate to fill seats. 1994 Investors Chron. 28 Jan. (PEP Suppl.) 38/2 (advt.) Invest the full £6,000 before 5th April 1994 and we'll give you 600 Air Miles vouchers—that's enough for a free return flight to Paris. 2000 H. Simpson Hey yeah right get Life 67 Donna..hopes to fly to Tonga for a seafood feast on the night, if she can sort out the trouble with the Air Miles people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1919
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