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mile (mīl)

noun pl. miles, mile

a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards or 8 furlongs (1.609344 kilometers or 0.869 nautical mile); statute mile: abbrev. mi

Etymology: ME < OE mil, pl. mila < WGmc *milja < L milia, pl. of mille, thousand, in milia passuum, thousand paces, mile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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