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Vocabulary Entry
mile
|noun • verb • adjective
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N
noun
A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or approximately 1,609 meters.
Example Sentences
"The city is about five miles away from here."
"He ran a mile in under six minutes."
"The marathon is 26.2 miles long."
V
verb
To travel or measure a distance of a mile.
Example Sentences
"I always mile my daily walks to keep track of my fitness."
"They milled along the road for hours."
"We miling the path through the forest to measure its length."
A
adjective
Relating to or measured in miles.
Example Sentences
"The new highway has a mile marker every mile."
"They took a mile-long detour to avoid the construction."
"His mile radius of delivery includes the entire town."