half-mile

[ haf-mahyl, hahf‐ ]

/ ˈhæfˈmaɪl, ˈhɑf‐ /

noun

a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).

a race of half a mile.

adjective

measuring or running half a mile.

Origin of half-mile

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby half-mile

half-long, half-mad, half-marathon, half-mast, half measure, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked

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Example sentences from the Web for half-mile

But Judd may reserve himself for the half-mile, which he is sure to take.
Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895|Various
At every half-mile a groaning water-wheel lifted the soft water from the river to the crops by way of a mud-built aqueduct.
Actions and Reactions|Rudyard Kipling
In doing so we passed through a tunnel entering Alsace-Lorraine territory, within a half-mile of the German firing line.
A Journey Through France in War Time|Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
The two hold-ups take place within a half-mile of each other, within five minutes of each other.
Ranson's Folly|Richard Harding Davis

He followed the soldier through the barbed wire that had been set up in a half-mile circle around the leech.
The Leech|Phillips Barbee

British Dictionary definitions for half-mile

half-mile

noun

half a mile
(as modifier)a half-mile stretch of the river

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单词	half-mile
释义	half-mile [ haf-mahyl, hahf‐ ] / ˈhæfˈmaɪl, ˈhɑf‐ / noun a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer). a race of half a mile. adjective measuring or running half a mile. Origin of half-mile First recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby half-mile half-long, half-mad, half-marathon, half-mast, half measure, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half-mile But Judd may reserve himself for the half-mile, which he is sure to take. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895\|Various At every half-mile a groaning water-wheel lifted the soft water from the river to the crops by way of a mud-built aqueduct. Actions and Reactions\|Rudyard Kipling In doing so we passed through a tunnel entering Alsace-Lorraine territory, within a half-mile of the German firing line. A Journey Through France in War Time\|Joseph G. Butler, Jr. The two hold-ups take place within a half-mile of each other, within five minutes of each other. Ranson's Folly\|Richard Harding Davis He followed the soldier through the barbed wire that had been set up in a half-mile circle around the leech. The Leech\|Phillips Barbee British Dictionary definitions for half-mile half-mile noun half a mile (as modifier)a half-mile stretch of the river Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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