A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
A measurement of distance, being 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet.
The nautical mile is defined as the length of one minute of arc on a perfect sphere whose surface equals the earth's. In practical terms, because our globe is spheroidal, this corresponds to one minute of latitude at 48 degrees, or 6080 feet. The statue mile of our highways is shorter at 5280 feet.
A measurement of distance that equals 5,280 feet (1,760 yards).
Measurement equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
See nautical mile
Latin mille passus (1,000 paces); 5,000 Roman feet are approximately 0.92 English mile or approximately 4,850 English feet . A Dictionary of Units of Measurement: Mile
a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
a fair distance for an old guy to walk
a fat kilometer
a good deal bigger than a kilometer, for instance
a good distance for him
a good distance for humans to walk, or stroll, or bike slowly
a long enough distance for me
a longer distance than a kilometer
a long way for a little child to walk," said another
a moment if each step is a dance, United with the Muse of creative fire
a nice walk every day
a unit of measurement that is used for measuring long distances
Sea Mile or Nautical Mile. The unit of distance used at sea. It is the distance on the earth's surface subtended by one minute of Latitude at the earths centre. Because the earth is not a perfect sphere, a nautical mile varies with Latitude, being shortest at the equator and greatest at the pole. Its mean distance is 6077 feet, but this is rounded up to 6080 feet. In practice for most purposes it is taken as 6000 feet. It is divided into ten equal cables of 600 feet or 1000 fathoms of 6 feet.
A non metric unit of length; a statute mile, used for distances over land, is defined as 5280 ft.; a nautical mile, used for distances along the surface of the oceans, is defined as one minute of arc measured along the equator, which equals 6080.27 fit or 1.1516 statute miles.
A nautical sea mile is 6080 feet
1609 meters, 5280 feet, or 1760 yards. Note: 1600m is not a mile.
5,280 feet = 1760 yards = 80 chains
A unit equal to 5,280 feet on land. A nautical mile is 6076.115.
a unit of distance equal to 1,609 meters.
a land measure equaling 5,280 feet.
Linear measurement equaling 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609 kilometers, or 8 furlongs. Note, a nautical mile is equal to 6,080 feet.
1609 meters; approximately 4 laps around track
Slang term referring to the 1500-meter or 1650-yard freestyle event, both of which are slightly short of a mile.
A relativistic measure of surface distance over water - in theory, 6076.1 feet. In practice, a number of different values for the nautical mile have been observed while under sail, for example: after 4 p.m., approximately 40,000 feet; in winds of less than 5 knots, about 70,000 feet; and during periods of threatening weather in harbor approaches, around 100,000 feet.
A mile is equivalent to 5,280 feet.
A statute mile (5,280 feet). All mileage computations are based on statute miles. (BTS5) (BTS6)
A customary unit of length; 1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet. The abbreviation for mile is "mi."
A linear measurement equal to 5280 feet on land and 6076 feet across water.
A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. Its size can vary from system to system, but in each is between 1 and 10 kilometers.
A Scottish mile was the same length as the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, i.e. from the castle down to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. English miles were imposed in 1824 by an act of parliament.
