Read the dictionary definition of mile. All definitions for this word.
1. a footrace extending one mile
1. he holds the record in the mile
2. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
3. a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
4. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
5. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
6. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
7. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
8. a large distance
1. he missed by a mile