mile - What does it mean?

Noun

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A unit of measure (length or distance) equal to 5,280 feet (8 furlongs) in the U.S.Customary/Imperial system of measurements. One mile is equal to 1.609344 km. ^ref

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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.

*{{quote-book|year=1922|author=(Michael Arlen)|title= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days|chapter=3/19/2

|passage=Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house?; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something?; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.}}

*{{quote-magazine|date=2013-06-08|volume=407|issue=8839|page=52|magazine=(The Economist)

|title= The new masters and commanders |passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.

A Roman unit of measure equal to 1000 (double) steps (mille passus or mille passuum) or 5000 Roman feet (approx. 1480m).

A track race of one mile in length; sometimes used to refer to the 1500 m race.

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(lb) A great distance.

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(lb) One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.

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