Noun
1. a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
2. a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
3. a large distance;
"he missed by a mile"4. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
5. a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
6. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
7. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
8. a footrace extending one mile;
"he holds the record in the mile"