Mile
noun
A unit of measurement equal to 1,760 yards or approximately 1.609 kilometers.
The park is ten miles away from my house.
Often appears as...
- miles away
- mile marker
noun
A great amount or distance.
We've come a long mile in terms of technological advancement.
Often appears as...
- go the extra mile
- mile a minute
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A race that is a mile long.
He's training for the mile for the upcoming athletic event.
Often appears as...
- run a mile
- the mile race
noun
Used in expressing distances along roads in most English-speaking countries.
Next service station is 50 miles.
Often appears as...
- miles per hour
- miles to go
noun
A unit of measurement equal to 1,760 yards or approximately 1.609 kilometers.
The park is ten miles away from my house.
Often appears as...
- miles away
- mile marker
noun
A great amount or distance.
We've come a long mile in terms of technological advancement.
Often appears as...
- go the extra mile
- mile a minute
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A race that is a mile long.
He's training for the mile for the upcoming athletic event.
Often appears as...
- run a mile
- the mile race
noun
Used in expressing distances along roads in most English-speaking countries.
Next service station is 50 miles.
Often appears as...
- miles per hour
- miles to go
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Precision
The mile as a unit is precise and used in formal contexts like science, where exact distance matters.
The rover traveled 12 miles on Mars.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Relevance
Some cultures prefer kilometers. Understand both to follow conversations in different countries.
Canada uses kilometers, not miles, for distances.
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Precision
The mile as a unit is precise and used in formal contexts like science, where exact distance matters.
The rover traveled 12 miles on Mars.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Relevance
Some cultures prefer kilometers. Understand both to follow conversations in different countries.
Canada uses kilometers, not miles, for distances.
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Precision
The mile as a unit is precise and used in formal contexts like science, where exact distance matters.
The rover traveled 12 miles on Mars.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Relevance
Some cultures prefer kilometers. Understand both to follow conversations in different countries.
Canada uses kilometers, not miles, for distances.
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What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem. Let's supposed that Zeno's house is one mile from the park
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How do solar panels...
In spite of these limitations, it actually would be possible to power the entire world with today's solar technology. We'd need the funding to build the infrastructure and a good deal of space. Estimates range from tens to hundreds of thousands of square miles, which seems like a lot,
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What is a gift economy?...
making dangerous canoe journeys across miles of ocean to exchange shell necklaces and arm bands. The items traded through this process, known as the kula ring, have no practical use, but derive importance from their original owners and carry an obligation to continue the exchange.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
Forget the maglev train. They want to use magnetic levitation to transport capsules of people through depressurized tubes at speeds of up to 700 miles an hour. This would be the world's most efficient transport system if they can get it to work.
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Will we ever be able to...
Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence that transcends distance. Measuring the spin of the first electron determines what spin will measure for the second, whether the two particles are a mile or a light year apart.
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Elon Musk: The future...
And this is not the highest utility subway in the world. So yeah, it's quite difficult to dig tunnels normally. I think we need to have at least a tenfold improvement in the cost per mile of tunneling. And how could you achieve that?
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Rare Video: Japan...
quantities of water with the upward motion a series of waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an hour but only reach a height of a few feet a passing ship might not even
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
this must be the easiest place in the world to get lost i'm in the great sea of sand in the eastern sahara behind me to the south wave upon wave of dunes stretch for hundreds of miles it will be hard to imagine
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How Penguins Adapt To...
as autumn advances so does the sea ice at an average of a few miles a day and penguins are driven north ahead of its edge chinstraps a dailies and most of the other penguins will spend the winter at
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An inside look at...
spiritual I've traveled thousands of miles interacted with and learned from thousands of people and I know that I stand stronger today knowing that I have a deeper understanding of the
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What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem. Let's supposed that Zeno's house is one mile from the park
Video examples
How do solar panels...
In spite of these limitations, it actually would be possible to power the entire world with today's solar technology. We'd need the funding to build the infrastructure and a good deal of space. Estimates range from tens to hundreds of thousands of square miles, which seems like a lot,
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
making dangerous canoe journeys across miles of ocean to exchange shell necklaces and arm bands. The items traded through this process, known as the kula ring, have no practical use, but derive importance from their original owners and carry an obligation to continue the exchange.
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
Forget the maglev train. They want to use magnetic levitation to transport capsules of people through depressurized tubes at speeds of up to 700 miles an hour. This would be the world's most efficient transport system if they can get it to work.
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence that transcends distance. Measuring the spin of the first electron determines what spin will measure for the second, whether the two particles are a mile or a light year apart.
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
And this is not the highest utility subway in the world. So yeah, it's quite difficult to dig tunnels normally. I think we need to have at least a tenfold improvement in the cost per mile of tunneling. And how could you achieve that?
Video examples
Rare Video: Japan...
quantities of water with the upward motion a series of waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an hour but only reach a height of a few feet a passing ship might not even
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
this must be the easiest place in the world to get lost i'm in the great sea of sand in the eastern sahara behind me to the south wave upon wave of dunes stretch for hundreds of miles it will be hard to imagine
Video examples
How Penguins Adapt To...
as autumn advances so does the sea ice at an average of a few miles a day and penguins are driven north ahead of its edge chinstraps a dailies and most of the other penguins will spend the winter at
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An inside look at...
spiritual I've traveled thousands of miles interacted with and learned from thousands of people and I know that I stand stronger today knowing that I have a deeper understanding of the
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Tom Osborne
American Politician
You can tell by looking at me that I've got more miles behind me than I've got in front of me. When you reach that point, if you've got some good years left, you want to make sure that you use them wisely.
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Rachel House
I really love the work that I do, and I feel like you have to go that extra mile to do it because it is a responsibility. Telling stories is a responsibility.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
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Lucas Hedges
American Actor
This is my life! I'm not getting a lot of sleep, but I am getting a lot of frequent-flyer miles.
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Og Mandino
American Author
Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!
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Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakian Athlete
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.
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Ray Price
American Musician
People ask how far I've gone in life. About 20 miles.
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Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
People can smell a lack of respect from a mile away.
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Tom Osborne
American Politician
You can tell by looking at me that I've got more miles behind me than I've got in front of me. When you reach that point, if you've got some good years left, you want to make sure that you use them wisely.
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Rachel House
I really love the work that I do, and I feel like you have to go that extra mile to do it because it is a responsibility. Telling stories is a responsibility.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Quote examples
Lucas Hedges
American Actor
This is my life! I'm not getting a lot of sleep, but I am getting a lot of frequent-flyer miles.
Quote examples
Og Mandino
American Author
Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!
Quote examples
Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakian Athlete
If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
Quote examples
Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
Quote examples
Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.
Quote examples
Ray Price
American Musician
People ask how far I've gone in life. About 20 miles.
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Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
People can smell a lack of respect from a mile away.
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