Word MILE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

mile

🇺🇸 [maɪl]

Meanings

A unit of distance measurement used in the imperial system, approximately equal to 1.609 kilometers. Miles are commonly used to measure travel distances, especially in English-speaking countries.

Examples

• They ran a mile during their workout.
• The city is five miles away from here.
• He drove over a hundred miles yesterday.

Synonyms

distance • kilometer • league

Antonyms

centimeter • inch • foot