| Noun | 1. | mile - a unit of length equal to 1760 yardsfurlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards league - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) | |
| 2. | mile - a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters | |
| 3. | mile - a large distance; "he missed by a mile" | |
| 4. | mile - a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet) | |
| 5. | mile - a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) | |
| 6. | mile - an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards | |
| 7. | mile - a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | |
| 8. | mile - a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) | |