The number of miles a particular item of food travels from its source of production to its place of retail or consumption, used as a measure of the environmental impact in the global food trade.

(chiefly US) Given that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.

A length of one nautical mile, the limits of which have been accurately measured and are indicated by ranges ashore. It is used by ships to calibrate logs, revolution counters, etc. as well as to measure the ship's speed.

(literary, performing arts) A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.

Alternative form of miles gloriosus

plural of square mile

plural of statute mile

Persicaria perfoliata; Polygonum perfoliatum; Asiatic tearthumb; kudzu of the North. / Kudzu; Pueraria lobata; Pueraria montana var. lobata / Ipomoea cairica, a species of morning glory

At the rate of one mile per minute, 60 miles per hour.

Very fast