Definition of "Mile" :

noun: a footrace extending one mile

"He holds the record in the mile."

noun: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

noun: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

noun: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

noun: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

noun: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

noun: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)

noun: a large distance

"He missed by a mile."