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Miles
/maɪlz/
The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
📖 Definitions of "Miles"
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The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
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Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
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Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
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The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.
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Much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)
"Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones."
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