\Mile\, n. [AS. m[=i]l, 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.
Note: 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.
{Geographical}, 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.