n. [ AS. mīl, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. Mill the tenth of a cent, Million. ] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5, 280 feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12, 182; in Brunswick, 11, 816; in Sweden, 11, 660; in Hungary, 9, 139; in Switzerland, 8, 548; in Austria, 8, 297; in Prussia, 8, 238; in Poland, 8, 100; in Italy, 2, 025; in England and the United States, 1, 760; in Spain, 1, 552; in the Netherlands, 1, 094. [ 1913 Webster ]

Geographical mile or
Nautical mile, one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet. --
Mile run. Same as Train mile. See under Train. --
Roman mile, a thousand paces, equal to 1, 614 yards English measure. --
Statute mile, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5, 280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. [ Written also milage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon; as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a vehicle. [ PJC ]

4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out of one hit record. [ PJC ]

Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a meter that shows mileage traversed.
Syn. -- odometer, hodometer, milometer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.
Syn. -- milestone. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. Milesius, Gr. &unr_;. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anc. Geog.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Irish Legendary Hist.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Miletus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A native or inhabitant of Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a major milestone on the way to the moon.
Syn. -- milepost. [ PJC ]