mile


mile - noun

  • a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
  • a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
  • a large distance
  • a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
  • a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
  • an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
  • a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
  • a footrace extending one mile

    • mile - thesaurus

    knot   mi   mil  

    Other Spellzone word lists: Measurement

    Scrabble score for mile

    m is 3 i is 1 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 6

    generated at 20:28:25 on 19-03-25

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