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land mile  
n.  See mile.
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mile   (mīl)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. mi. or mi A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters), used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Also called land mile, statute mile. See Table at measurement.

  2. A nautical mile.

  3. An air mile.

  4. Sports A race that is one mile long.

  5. A relatively great distance: had to walk for miles in the airport.


[Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia (passuum), a thousand (double paces), a Roman mile, pl. of mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]
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land mile

noun
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: mile] 
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