noun

mile

mile

The town is one mile away.

The town is one mile away.

He was miles away in thought.

He was miles away in thought.

((number)) mile(s) The shop is one mile from here.

miles away in (sth.) He was miles away in thought.

Synonyms: league; Antonyms: inch, centimeter

From Latin 'milia passuum' (a thousand paces), the distance a Roman legionary covered in a thousand paces.

Think of 'one thousand steps' to remember its origin as a unit of distance.

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