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A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet Exactly 1609.344 meters |
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A unit of length used in navigation Exactly 1,852 meters Historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude |
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A large distance He missed by a mile |
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A former British unit of length once used in navigation Equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) |
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A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters) 800 feet longer than a statute mile |
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An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards |
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A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km |
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A footrace extending one mile He holds the record in the mile |