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a unit of length used by the ancient Romans, equivalent to about 1620 yards (1480 m).[1770-80]
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Roman mile
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Roman mile — Mile Mile (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roman mile — noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards • Syn: ↑mile • Derivationally related forms: ↑miler (for: ↑mile) • Hypernyms: ↑linear unit, ↑linear measure … Useful english dictionary
Roman mile — Ro′man mile′ n. wam a unit of length used by the ancient Romans, equivalent to about 1620 yards (1480 m) • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
Roman mile — noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards (1481 meters) … Wiktionary
Mile — (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mile run — Mile Mile (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mile — ► NOUN 1) (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometres). 2) (miles) informal a very long way. ► ADVERB (miles) informal ▪ by a great amount or a long way. ● … English terms dictionary
mile — (n.) O.E. mil, from W.Gmc. *milja (Cf. M.Du. mile, Du. mijl, O.H.G. mila, Ger. meile), from L. mila thousands, plural of mille a thousand (neuter plural was mistaken in Germanic as a fem. singular), of unknown origin. The Latin word also is the… … Etymology dictionary
Mile — Miles redirects here. For other uses, see Mile (disambiguation) and Miles (disambiguation). mile international US survey nautical 1.609344 km 1.609347 km 1.852 km 1,6 … Wikipedia
mile — /muyl/, n. 1. Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers). 2. See nautical mile. 3. See international nautical mile. 4. any of various other units of… … Universalium
