mile vs linear unit

mile and linear unit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mile	Yes	No	No	No
linear unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, linear unit is a hypernym of mile; that is, linear unit is a word with a broader meaning than mile:

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

Other hypernyms of mile include linear measure.

As nouns, linear unit is a hypernym of mile; that is, linear unit is a word with a broader meaning than mile:

Other hypernyms of mile include linear measure.

As nouns, linear unit is a hypernym of mile; that is, linear unit is a word with a broader meaning than mile:

Other hypernyms of mile include linear measure.

mile (noun)	linear unit (noun)
a footrace extending one mile	a unit of measurement of length
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
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