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(noun) stat mi, statute mile, international mile, mi, land mile
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
(noun) mil, Swedish mile
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
(noun) Roman mile
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
(noun) naut mi, nautical mile, air mile, knot, mi, international nautical mile
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
(noun) geographical mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, Admiralty mile
a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
(noun) sea mile
a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)