| a runner in a one-mile race | a footrace extending one mile |
| (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles | 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 |