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food mile — UK US noun [countable] [singular food mile plural food miles] a measure of the distance travelled by foods between the place where they are produced and the place where they are eaten. Long distances are considered bad because the quality of the… … Useful english dictionary
food mile — /ˈfud maɪl/ (say foohd muyl) noun a unit of measurement of the distance which a food product has to travel before it reaches the place where it is consumed; regarded as a measure of sustainable development, since the fewer food miles a product… …
Food miles — is a term which refers to the distance food is transported from the time of its production until it reaches the consumer. It is one dimension used in assessing the environmental impact of food. The concept of food miles originated in 1990 in the… … Wikipedia
food miles — n. The distance that a food item travels from its source to the consumer. Also: food mile. Example Citations: Simply considering whether dinner was grown organically was no longer enough. Concerned parents, greenmarket shoppers and the rest of… … New words
Mile Budak — Foreign Minister of Croatia Leader Ante Pavelić Preceded by Stijepo Perić Succeeded by … Wikipedia
mile — [ maıl ] noun count *** 1. ) a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1,760 YARDS or 1.609 kilometers: The walk is about ten miles and on level ground. The town is about forty miles southeast of Budapest. miles long/deep/high etc.: The peninsula… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mile Square Regional Park — is a park located in Fountain Valley, California. It includes two lakes, three 18 hole golf courses, archery range, baseball and softball fields, picnic shelters, and a 20 acre (81,000 m2) urban nature area planted with California native plants,… … Wikipedia
Mile — Miles redirects here. For other uses, see Mile (disambiguation) and Miles (disambiguation). mile international US survey nautical 1.609344 km 1.609347 km 1.852 km 1,6 … Wikipedia
Mile-a-minute weed — Taxobox name = Mile a minute weed image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Polygonales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Polygonum species = P. perfoliatum binomial = Polygonum perfoliatum binomial… … Wikipedia
mile */*/*/ — UK [maɪl] / US noun Word forms mile : singular mile plural miles 1) [countable] a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1.609 kilometres or 1,760 yards The walk is about ten miles and on level ground. The town is about forty miles southeast of… … English dictionary
