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mile

Imperial unit of linear measure. A statute mile is equal to 1,760 yards (1.60934 km), and an international nautical mile is equal to 2,026 yards (1,852 m).



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To cap it all, Wickson's hunting lodge was a quarter of a mile from my hiding-place.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
This was a suspension-bridge thrown over some rapids, about a mile from the place where they now were.
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I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
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