half milen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːf ˈmʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˌhæf ˈmaɪl/

Forms: see half adj. and mile n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., mile n.¹

Etymology: < half adj. + mile n.¹In Old English the first element is treated as a normal adjective inflected for case and number.

A. n.

1. A half of a mile (approx. 0.805 km).

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) i. vii. 40 Wæs seo stow hwæthwugu on healfre mile fram þære ceastre wealle.

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 66 An half myle more nygh is A faire chirche of seynt Iohn the Baptist.

1555 H. Latimer Let. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) xi. 1316/2 I dwell within a halfe mile, of the Fosseway.

1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 18 These woods also every mile or half-mile are furnished with fresh ponds, brooks, or rivers.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 20 A hail half mile she had at least to gang, Thro' birns an' pits an' scrabs, and heather lang.

1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 109 When you come to the last half mile of each heat, run his heart, liver, lights, and soul-case out of him.

1930 Oxf. Ann. Girls 41/2 Barbara did not spare herself, and covered the half-mile to the gates in record time.

2016 C. E. Morgan Sport of Kings iii. 263 The coaches led them to the hill a half mile behind the school and made them run.

a. With the. The point on a racetrack or course at which a distance of half a mile has been covered.

1805 Morning Post 29 July After starting they kept together for a quarter of a mile, at the half-mile Currycomb gained ground a whole length.

1895 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 15 Sept. 10/2 In the third heat of the fourth race Nat Goodwin..fell from exhaustion at the half-mile and was distanced.

1902 Daily Chron. 10 July 5/2 At the half-mile London were leading by fully three lengths, and from Fawley it was simply a procession, the London pair winning anyhow.

2022 Central Western Daily (Austral.) (Nexis) 11 Apr. 16 When the other horse went I got a bit of cover then at the half mile I thought I'd get going because they're going to have to chase me on a heavy track.

b. A race over a distance of half a mile, esp. in athletics.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race

quarter-mile1611

dead1635

diaulos1706

quarter1779

dead heat1796

match race1804

dash1836

sprint race1836

mile1851

road race1852

time trial1857

decider1858

all-ages1864

rough-up1864

hippodrome1867

distance running1868

team race1869

run-off1873

relay race1878

walk-away1879

title race1905

tortoise race1913

procession1937

stage1943

pace1968

prologue1973

1867 Daily Tel. 4 Apr. 3/3 These five exercises are climbing, ‘putting’ the shot, leaping, running the half-mile, and wrestling.

1962 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 3 Sept. 5 b/1 He ran the quarter-mile, half-mile, mile and two-mile.

2014 Daily Tel. 20 Jan. 27/1 Chataway was a world-class competitor from the half-mile to the half-marathon, with a fearsome final kick.

B. adj.

Extending to, covering, or marking a distance of half a mile.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > of the distance of half a mile

half-mile1799

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxv. 306 There halfe-mile Streetes affoord no other Sort.

1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation iii. xiii. 97 The First..is the Law post, which is distant from them 160 Yards. The Second, is the quarter of a Mile post. The Third the Half-mile Post.

1734 Grub-St. Jrnl. 21 Nov. Last wednesday the duke of Bolton's Slouch ran at Newmarket the half mile course, for 500 guineas, against Mr. Panton's Commoner.

1799 J. Heard Let. 14 Sept. in Papers of John Steele (1924) I. 176 The Purse is one hundred and fifty Dollars the first day 3 ½-mile heats.

1802 G. Colman Poor Gentleman (new ed.) i. ii. 15 Flush'd four couple [woodcocks], one morning, in a half-mile walk, from our town, to cure Mrs. Quarles of a quinsey.

1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip II. viii. 177 A half-mile queue of carriages was formed along the street.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 48/2 The Amateur Championship meeting has..a Half Mile Race.

1938 A. W. Boyd Diary 2 Apr. in Country Diary Cheshire Man (1946) iii. 163 In a half-mile strip of meadow land..more than twenty kinds of flowers were counted.

2007 B. McKibben Deep Econ. iv. 129 Thomas Road..vibrates with the noise of cars dopplering around the half-mile track.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half mile
释义	half milen.adj. Brit. /ˌhɑːf ˈmʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌhæf ˈmaɪl/ Forms: see half adj. and mile n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., mile n.¹ Etymology: < half adj. + mile n.¹In Old English the first element is treated as a normal adjective inflected for case and number. A. n. 1. A half of a mile (approx. 0.805 km). Π OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) i. vii. 40 Wæs seo stow hwæthwugu on healfre mile fram þære ceastre wealle. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 66 An half myle more nygh is A faire chirche of seynt Iohn the Baptist. 1555 H. Latimer Let. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) xi. 1316/2 I dwell within a halfe mile, of the Fosseway. 1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 18 These woods also every mile or half-mile are furnished with fresh ponds, brooks, or rivers. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 20 A hail half mile she had at least to gang, Thro' birns an' pits an' scrabs, and heather lang. 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 109 When you come to the last half mile of each heat, run his heart, liver, lights, and soul-case out of him. 1930 Oxf. Ann. Girls 41/2 Barbara did not spare herself, and covered the half-mile to the gates in record time. 2016 C. E. Morgan Sport of Kings iii. 263 The coaches led them to the hill a half mile behind the school and made them run. 2. a. With the. The point on a racetrack or course at which a distance of half a mile has been covered. Π 1805 Morning Post 29 July After starting they kept together for a quarter of a mile, at the half-mile Currycomb gained ground a whole length. 1895 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 15 Sept. 10/2 In the third heat of the fourth race Nat Goodwin..fell from exhaustion at the half-mile and was distanced. 1902 Daily Chron. 10 July 5/2 At the half-mile London were leading by fully three lengths, and from Fawley it was simply a procession, the London pair winning anyhow. 2022 Central Western Daily (Austral.) (Nexis) 11 Apr. 16 When the other horse went I got a bit of cover then at the half mile I thought I'd get going because they're going to have to chase me on a heavy track. b. A race over a distance of half a mile, esp. in athletics. ΘΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race quarter-mile1611 dead1635 diaulos1706 quarter1779 dead heat1796 match race1804 dash1836 sprint race1836 mile1851 road race1852 time trial1857 decider1858 all-ages1864 rough-up1864 hippodrome1867 distance running1868 team race1869 run-off1873 relay race1878 walk-away1879 title race1905 tortoise race1913 procession1937 stage1943 pace1968 prologue1973 1867 Daily Tel. 4 Apr. 3/3 These five exercises are climbing, ‘putting’ the shot, leaping, running the half-mile, and wrestling. 1962 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 3 Sept. 5 b/1 He ran the quarter-mile, half-mile, mile and two-mile. 2014 Daily Tel. 20 Jan. 27/1 Chataway was a world-class competitor from the half-mile to the half-marathon, with a fearsome final kick. B. adj. Extending to, covering, or marking a distance of half a mile. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > of the distance of half a mile half-mile1799 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxv. 306 There halfe-mile Streetes affoord no other Sort. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation iii. xiii. 97 The First..is the Law post, which is distant from them 160 Yards. The Second, is the quarter of a Mile post. The Third the Half-mile Post. 1734 Grub-St. Jrnl. 21 Nov. Last wednesday the duke of Bolton's Slouch ran at Newmarket the half mile course, for 500 guineas, against Mr. Panton's Commoner. 1799 J. Heard Let. 14 Sept. in Papers of John Steele (1924) I. 176 The Purse is one hundred and fifty Dollars the first day 3 ½-mile heats. 1802 G. Colman Poor Gentleman (new ed.) i. ii. 15 Flush'd four couple [woodcocks], one morning, in a half-mile walk, from our town, to cure Mrs. Quarles of a quinsey. 1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip II. viii. 177 A half-mile queue of carriages was formed along the street. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 48/2 The Amateur Championship meeting has..a Half Mile Race. 1938 A. W. Boyd Diary 2 Apr. in Country Diary Cheshire Man (1946) iii. 163 In a half-mile strip of meadow land..more than twenty kinds of flowers were counted. 2007 B. McKibben Deep Econ. iv. 129 Thomas Road..vibrates with the noise of cars dopplering around the half-mile track. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.adj.OE
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