Originally: the Roman unit of distance of 1000 paces (mīlle passus or passuum), reckoned to have been about 1618 yards (approx. 1479 metres)…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > mile (28) mileeOE Originally: the Roman unit of distance of 1000 paces (mīlle passus or passuum), reckoned to have been about 1618 yards (approx. 1479 metres)… mile1632 Any of several similar units of distance used in making precise nautical or geographical measurements. Chiefly in compounds. mild1701 A mile. M1719 Of various English words. In form m (also M). = mile, n.1 (now chiefly as part of other initialisms, as mpg, mph, etc.). Subcategories:— specific (2) — equivalent in non-English countries (2) — distance in miles (6) — quarter of a mile (2) — a long mile (3) — nautical mile (9) |
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