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Mile , mile / mīl/ • n. (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometers). ∎ hist. (also Roman mil… Nelson Appleton Miles , Nelson Appleton Miles
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