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statute mile
(UK) The mile of 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, distinguished from the traditional mile of 5,000 feet employed before the 1593 Weights and Measures Act.
Square Mile
nautical mile
(nautical) A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
air mile
A unit of distance for air transport; equal to a nautical mile.
Roman mile
An ancient Roman unit of itinerant distance of 1000 paces (mille passus, hence also "mile" from Latin mille, "1000"). Indirectly standardized to 5000 Roman feet by Agrippa in 29 BC. In modern times, Agrippa's Imperial Roman mile is empirically estimated to have been around 1481 meters (1620 yards, 4860 English feet, 0.92 English miles); compared with a modern mile, which is 5280 feet.
country mile
(informal) A long way, a great distance.
run a mile
(idiomatic, chiefly UK) To escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
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Curry Mile
(UK, informal) The part of Wilmslow Road running through the centre of Rusholme in south Manchester, England, known for its large number of restaurants specialising in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine.
mile-fortlets
plural of mile-fortlet