air mile
noun
: a mile in air travel
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Instead, credit card companies and banks that offer credit cards would buy up air miles to offer to their customers as incentives for cards with large balances and hefty annual fees. 
Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020 Introduced nearly 50 years ago, air miles are a way for the industry to make money. Anurag Kotoky, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2020 Guided bear viewing in the sanctuary, about 250 air miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, is managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2020 Those who come can get a lot done in a few days, saving thousands of air miles. The Economist, 16 Jan. 2020 Brazil are also just in friendly action over the coming week, but Arthur has far more air miles to clock up. SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019 Most of them were relief that after four weeks, thousands of air miles, countless interviews and too many rejections that the Razorbacks had their man. Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2019 Her trip contrasted with the many air miles flown by most of the U.N. meeting’s 25,000 attendees. Time, 3 Dec. 2019 Check out our list of air miles credit card offers. Moneytips.com, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2019 See More
Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020 Introduced nearly 50 years ago, air miles are a way for the industry to make money. Anurag Kotoky, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2020 Guided bear viewing in the sanctuary, about 250 air miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, is managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2020 Those who come can get a lot done in a few days, saving thousands of air miles. The Economist, 16 Jan. 2020 Brazil are also just in friendly action over the coming week, but Arthur has far more air miles to clock up. SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019 Most of them were relief that after four weeks, thousands of air miles, countless interviews and too many rejections that the Razorbacks had their man. Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2019 Her trip contrasted with the many air miles flown by most of the U.N. meeting’s 25,000 attendees. Time, 3 Dec. 2019 Check out our list of air miles credit card offers. Moneytips.com, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above