mile
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mile/mʌɪl/
▶noun
- 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometres).
- 2 historical a Roman measure of 1,000 paces.
- 3 (miles) informal a very long way or a very great amount.
– phrases
be miles away informal be lost in thought.
go the extra mile make a special effort to achieve something.
run a mile informal be very alarmed or frightened.
stand (or stick) out a mile informal be very obvious.
be miles away informal be lost in thought.
go the extra mile make a special effort to achieve something.
run a mile informal be very alarmed or frightened.
stand (or stick) out a mile informal be very obvious.
– origin OE mīl, based on L. mil(l)ia, pl. of mille ‘thousand’.
'mile' also found in these Oxford entries:
air mile
- country mile
- cycle
- distant
- food mile
- furlong
- geographical mile
- knot
- li
- m
- mi.
- milepost
- miler
- ml
- nautical mile
- nm
- passenger mile
- Quarter Horse
- quarter section
- radius
- rest
- sea mile
- section
- ton-mile
- train mile
- verst
