mile

4 letters in word "mile": E I L M.

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Words found within mile:

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• Definitions:
• a unit of length equal to 1760 yards nautical mile: 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" sea mile: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"
• 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.
• 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.
• (1) Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile (there is a slight error because the earth is not perfectly round. ...
• A unit of distance equal to 5280 ft or 1.609 km; commonly known as statute mile. Compare nautical mile.
• Latin mille passus (1,000 paces); 5,000 Roman feet are approximately 0.92 English mile or approximately 4,850 English feet .
• 8 furlongs (1.6km)
• Linear measure, measuring length. 1 mile is 1.609 kilometers. 1 km is 0.621 miles.
• Slang term referring to the 1500-meter or 1650-yard freestyle event, both of which are slightly short of a mile.
• A nautical sea mile is 6080 feet
• a land measure equaling 5,280 feet.
• one mile equals 5,280 feet or 1.609344 kilometers.
• 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 distance of land with linear dimensions running 5,280 feet. One square mile contains 27,878,400 square feet. One acre contains 43,560 square feet. 27,878,400 / 43,560= 640 acres. This is the number of acres contained in one section of land.
• A mile is 1609 meters, eight furlongs or 1760 yards

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