MILES

Noun

miles

plural of mile

(informal) A great distance in space or time.

Adverb

miles (not comparable)

much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)

Anagrams

• Imels, Liems, limes, milse, misle, slime, smile

Etymology

Proper noun

Miles

A male given name from Germanic languages.

A patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• Imels, Liems, limes, milse, misle, slime, smile

Source: Wiktionary

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MILE

Mile, n. Etym: [AS. mil, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. Mill the tenth of a cent, Million.]

Definition: A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.

Note: The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552; in the Netherlands, 1,094. Geographical, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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