a footrace extending one mile | an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action |
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters | an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members |
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) |
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards | |
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | |
a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) | |
a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile | |
a large distance | |