1. plural of mile; units of distance equal to 5,280 feet or 1.609 kilometers each

Examples

• The city is twenty miles away from here.
• We drove hundreds of miles to reach the coast.
• The marathon is 26.2 miles long.
• Gas prices affect how many miles people drive.
• The speed limit is 65 miles per hour.
• She runs five miles every morning.
• The nearest hospital is just two miles down the road.