Miles

American  

[mahylz] / maɪlz /

noun

1. Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, U.S. army officer.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “merciful.”

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Miles British  

/ maɪlz /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

Finally, Kharg is 200 to 300 miles from the Strait of Hormuz; seizing the one and securing the other would be two widely separated operations—again widening the war and requiring still more troops and logistical support.

From Slate

Students will have carried out months of placements, sometimes more than 100 miles from home, in different parts of Wales.

From BBC

If all goes according to plan, the four will travel a total of almost 700,000 miles External link and travel farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone.

From Barron's

With games taking place across four time zones and at locations up to 2,800 miles apart, there will be a total of 13 different kick-off times.

From BBC

The project, known as Ancora, is located on Hutchinson Island, about 35 miles north of Cameron’s home in Jupiter.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• deep
• distant
• long