Miles

[ mahylz ]

noun

1. Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, U.S. army officer.
2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “merciful.”

Miles

/ maɪlz /

noun

1. MilesBernard, Baron Miles of Blackfriars19071991MBritishTHEATRE: actorTHEATRE: theatre manager Bernard, Baron Miles of Blackfriars. 1907–91, British actor and theatre manager. He founded the Mermaid Theatre in London, and was known as a character actor

Example Sentences

Watkins’ third-quarter surge brought the Trojans within three points, but Notre Dame capitalized on offensive rebounds from Cassandre Prosper and two three-pointers from Olivia Miles to stretch the Fighting Irish’s lead to 21 points as fans trickled toward the exit.

From Los Angeles Times

Intelligence we can reveal this weekend shows Ukraine used drones in mid and late September to hit four Russian ammunition depots, hundreds of miles from Ukraine.

From BBC

The epicenter was about 4.6 miles north of Point Dume, in the mountains above Malibu’s city limits.

From Los Angeles Times

Friday’s epicenter was also about six miles northeast of a magnitude 4.6 earthquake that struck on Feb. 9, with an epicenter within Malibu’s city limits.

From Los Angeles Times

Southern California’s last megaquake occurred in 1857, when an earthquake with a magnitude of around 7.8 ruptured about 225 miles of the San Andreas fault between Monterey County and San Bernardino County.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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