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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 Budapest.

miles long/deep/high etc:

The peninsula is 13 miles long.

2) miles
[plural] a long distance

They live miles from the nearest town.

It was 2 am and the airport was still miles away.

for miles:

The beach stretched for miles in each direction.

It's one of the best schools for miles around.

miles from anywhere/nowhere (= a long way from a town or other place where people live):

We were miles from anywhere with no money and no food.

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by miles/by a mile — if someone or something wins or is the best by miles, they are much better than other people or things

It's still my favourite book by miles.

miles an/per hour — the number of miles that a vehicle travels in an hour

A 14-year-old was caught driving at 50 miles per hour.

miles better/more difficult/too long etc — informal a lot better, more difficult, too long etc

He was wearing trousers that looked miles too long.

When I woke up, I felt miles better.

miles to the/per/a gallon — the number of miles a vehicle will travel using one gallon of fuel

The car does 50 miles to the gallon.

spot/recognize/tellsomeone/something a mile off — informal to see or recognize someone or something very easily

I can tell a liar a mile off.

stand/stick out a mile — informal to be very easy to see or recognize

Gary stood out a mile in his purple hat.

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