ETYM as. mîl, from Latin millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Related to Mill the tenth of a cent, Million.
1. A unit of length equal to 1760 yards; SYN. statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi.
2. A large distance.
3. A footrace extending one mile.
4. An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards; SYN. Roman mile.
5. A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km; SYN. Swedish mile.
Imperial unit of linear measure. A statute mile is equal to 1,760 yards (1.60934 km), and an international nautical mile is equal to 2,026 yards (1,852 m).