Mile

n.
  1. A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
    2. Geographical mile or Nautical mile ,
    one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.
    Mile run .
    Same as Train mile. See under Train.
    Roman mile ,
    a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure.
    Statute mile ,
    a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile.