mile

• وحدة قياس للطول تساوي 1760 ياردة أو 5280 قدمًا، أي 1609.344 مترًا بالضبط. وتُستخدم أيضًا في الملاحة، حيث تُعرف تاريخيًا بأنها مسافة دقيقة قوسية واحدة من خط العرض، وقد تدل على مسافة طويلة أو سباق يقطع هذه المسافة.

A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters. Also used in navigation, historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude, and can refer to a large distance or a footrace of that length.

1. Statute mileA2formal

   A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet, exactly 1609.344 meters.

   ميل

   • The town is 10 miles away from here.
   • She ran a mile in under five minutes.
   • The speed limit on the highway is 65 miles per hour.

   المرادفاتinternational milestatute mile

2. Nautical mileB1formal

   A unit of length used in navigation and aviation, exactly 1,852 meters, based on one minute of latitude.

   الميل البحري

   • The ship traveled 20 nautical miles across the sea.
   • A nautical mile is about 1.15 statute miles.
   • Pilots often report distances in nautical miles.

   المرادفاتair milenautical mile

3. Large distanceA2informal

   A great or unspecified distance, used informally to exaggerate.

   مسافة كبيرة

   • We walked miles and miles in the rain.
   • I'm miles behind on my reading assignment.
   • He lives miles away from the nearest store.

4. Former British nautical mile (old)C1formalbritish

   A historical British unit of length used in navigation, equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters).

   الميل البحري البريطاني القديم

   • Early charts used the old mile of 6,000 feet.
   • The distance was recorded in old nautical miles.

5. Admiralty mileC1formalbritish

   A former British unit equal to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters), used by the Royal Navy.

   الميل الأميرالي

   • The Admiralty mile was officially 800 feet longer than the statute mile.
   • Old British naval maps measured distances in Admiralty miles.

6. Roman mileC2formal

   An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to about 1,620 yards (1,481 meters).

   الميل الروماني

   • Roman roads were measured in miles (mille passus).
   • A Roman mile equaled one thousand paces.

   المرادفاتroman mile

7. Swedish mileB2formal

   A Swedish unit of length equal to 10 kilometers (approx 6.21 statute miles).

   الميل السويدي

   • In Sweden, distances are often given in 'mil', each being 10 km.
   • It's 5 Swedish miles to the next town.

   المرادفاتmil

8. One-mile raceB1informal

   A footrace covering a distance of one statute mile.

   سباق الميل

   • She trained for the mile and won a gold medal.
   • The mile is a classic track event.
   • He set a new personal record in the mile.