Mile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈaɪl/.

Examples

he missed by a mile
he holds the record in the mile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sea mile nautical mile geographical mile knot air mile land mile Admiralty mile statute mile mil international nautical mile Roman mile Swedish mile mi international mile stat mi naut mi

Parts of Speech

noun	a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
noun	a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
noun	a large distance “he missed by a mile”
noun	a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
noun	a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
noun	an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
noun	a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
noun	a footrace extending one mile “he holds the record in the mile”

Word Forms

miler

noun

(used only in combinations) the length of something in miles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Meile

eine Längeneinheit, die 1.760 Yards oder 5.280 Fuß entspricht; genau 1609,344 Meter

🇪🇸Spanish

milla

una unidad de longitud igual a 1760 yardas o 5280 pies; exactamente 1609.344 metros

🇮🇹Italian

miglio

un'unità di lunghezza pari a 1.760 iarde o 5.280 piedi; esattamente 1609.344 metri

🇳🇱Dutch

mijl

een lengte-eenheid gelijk aan 1.760 yards of 5.280 voet; precies 1609.344 meter

🇵🇹Portuguese

milha

uma unidade de comprimento igual a 1.760 jardas ou 5.280 pés; exatamente 1.609,344 metros

🇷🇺Russian

миля

единица длины, равная 1760 ярдам или 5280 футам; ровно 1609,344 метра

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मील

1,760 गज या 5,280 फीट के बराबर लंबाई की एक इकाई; बिल्कुल 1609.344 मीटर

🇧🇩Bengali

মাইল

দৈর্ঘ্যের একক 1,760 গজ বা 5,280 ফুটের সমান; ঠিক 1609.344 মিটার

🇮🇳Tamil

மைல்

1,760 கெஜம் அல்லது 5,280 அடிக்கு சமமான நீளம் கொண்ட அலகு; சரியாக 1609.344 மீட்டர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైలు

1,760 గజాలు లేదా 5,280 అడుగులకు సమానమైన పొడవు యూనిట్; సరిగ్గా 1609.344 మీటర్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

मैल

1,760 यार्ड किंवा 5,280 फूट लांबीचे एकक; अगदी 1609.344 मीटर

🇮🇳Gujarati

માઇલ

1,760 યાર્ડ અથવા 5,280 ફીટ જેટલી લંબાઈનું એકમ; બરાબર 1609.344 મીટર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೈಲಿ

1,760 ಗಜಗಳು ಅಥವಾ 5,280 ಅಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಉದ್ದದ ಘಟಕ; ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ 1609.344 ಮೀಟರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൈൽ

1,760 യാർഡ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ 5,280 അടിക്ക് തുല്യമായ നീളമുള്ള ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ്; കൃത്യമായി 1609.344 മീറ്റർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੀਲ

1,760 ਗਜ਼ ਜਾਂ 5,280 ਫੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ; ਬਿਲਕੁਲ 1609.344 ਮੀਟਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

میل

لمبائی کی اکائی 1,760 گز یا 5,280 فٹ کے برابر؛ بالکل 1609.344 میٹر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英里

等于 1,760 码或 5,280 英尺的长度单位；正好 1609.344 米

🇯🇵Japanese

マイル

1,760 ヤードまたは 5,280 フィートに等しい長さの単位。ちょうど 1609.344 メートル

🇰🇷Korean

마일

1,760야드 또는 5,280피트에 해당하는 길이 단위; 정확히 1609.344미터

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dặm

một đơn vị chiều dài bằng 1.760 thước Anh hoặc 5.280 feet; chính xác là 1609,344 mét

🇹🇭Thai

ไมล์

หน่วยความยาวเท่ากับ 1,760 หลาหรือ 5,280 ฟุต 1609.344 เมตรพอดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

mil

satuan panjang yang sama dengan 1,760 yard atau 5,280 kaki; tepatnya 1609,344 meter

🇵🇭Filipino

milya

isang yunit ng haba na katumbas ng 1,760 yarda o 5,280 talampakan; eksaktong 1609.344 metro

🇲🇾Malay

batu

satu unit panjang bersamaan dengan 1,760 ela atau 5,280 kaki; tepat 1609.344 meter

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ميل

وحدة طول تساوي 1760 ياردة أو 5280 قدمًا؛ بالضبط 1609.344 متر

🇮🇷Persian

مایل

یک واحد طول برابر با 1760 یارد یا 5280 فوت. دقیقا 1609.344 متر

🇹🇷Turkish

mil

1.760 yarda veya 5.280 feet'e eşit bir uzunluk birimi; tam olarak 1609.344 metre

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִיל

יחידת אורך השווה ל-1,760 יארד או 5,280 רגל; בדיוק 1609.344 מטר

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