mile

n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. [ Written also milage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon; as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a vehicle. [ PJC ]

4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out of one hit record. [ PJC ]

Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a meter that shows mileage traversed.
Syn. -- odometer, hodometer, milometer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.
Syn. -- milestone. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. Milesius, Gr. &unr_;. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anc. Geog.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Irish Legendary Hist.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Miletus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A native or inhabitant of Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]