| 释义 |
Noun: mile mIl- A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
- statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi - A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile - A large distance
"he missed by a mile" - A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
- sea mile - A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
- nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile - An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
- Roman mile - A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
- mil, Swedish mile - A footrace extending one mile
"he holds the record in the mile"
Derived forms: miles See also: miler Type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, linear measure, linear unit, nautical linear unit, track event Part of: league Encyclopedia: Mile |