Synonyms for mile
maɪlmile

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1. mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, minoun

   a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, mi, statute mile, sea mile, international mile, air mile, mil, geographical mile, myocardial infarction, naut mi, myocardial infarct, land mile, stat mi

2. nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air milenoun

   a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

   Synonyms:
   burl, air mile, slub, land mile, sea mile, stat mi, international nautical mile, geographical mile, grayback, knot, mil, mi, myocardial infarction, greyback, international mile, statute mile, nautical mile, naut mi, gnarl, myocardial infarct

3. milenoun

   a large distance

   "he missed by a mile"

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, mi, statute mile, sea mile, international mile, air mile, mil, geographical mile, naut mi, land mile, stat mi

4. sea mile, milenoun

   a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, mi, sea mile, international mile, statute mile, mil, geographical mile, naut mi, air mile, land mile, stat mi

5. nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty milenoun

   a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, stat mi, international mile, air mile, mil, sea mile, geographical mile, statute mile, myocardial infarction, naut mi, myocardial infarct, land mile, mi

6. mile, Roman milenoun

   an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, mi, statute mile, sea mile, international mile, air mile, mil, geographical mile, naut mi, land mile, stat mi

7. mile, mil, Swedish milenoun

   a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

   Synonyms:
   nautical mile, air mile, millilitre, land mile, sea mile, stat mi, international nautical mile, geographical mile, knot, cc, mil, mi, cubic centimetre, ml, cubic centimeter, international mile, statute mile, milliliter, naut mi

8. milenoun

   a footrace extending one mile

   "he holds the record in the mile"

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, mi, statute mile, sea mile, international mile, air mile, mil, geographical mile, naut mi, land mile, stat mi

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1. • Large Indefinite Quantity
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1. List of paraphrases for "mile":

   milla, miss, kilometre, naked, miles, mileage, thousand, km, mademoiselle, demille, mel, mille

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1. Eddy Sanchez:

   Temperatures in the pyroclastic flow can exceed 700 degrees (Celsius) and volcanic ash can rain down on a 15-km (9-mile) radius. That could cause more mud flows and nearby rivers to burst their banks.

2. Sarah Jackson:

   Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he'll be a mile away--and barefoot.

3. Vishal Tripathi:

   For the initiative to succeed, you need an entire ecosystem to develop, there has to be last-mile connectivity from devices to software, to languages to people and there has to be education.

4. Drew Hamilton:

   I mean they're basically talking about putting a 175-mile gash across this pristine habitat.

5. Gina Luster:

   You pull up to a place where you need this water, and the line is a mile long and you're waiting in your car, praying you don't run out of gas waiting, and you've got your kids in the car and they're looking at you like 'What are you going to do about this?'.