Mile

A mile is a unit o lenth. Thare is mony different kynds o mile.  

Statute mile 
In the US an the UK the wird mile for ordinar means the statute mile. 

{|
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|1 statute mile||= 1,760 yaird (by defineetion)
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|||= 5,280 fit
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|||= 1.609344 kilometre (exactly)
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Nautical mile
The nautical mile is uised for sea or air traivel. 

The nautical mile wis oreeginally defined as ane meenit o airc alang a line o longitude o the Yird.  Thare are 60 meenit o arc in ae degree or airc (60' = 1°). Sae thare war 10,800 nautical mile frae the North Powl tae the Sooth Powl.

Nou the nautical mile is defined as 1,852 metre.
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|1 nautical mile||= 1,852 metre (by defineetion)
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|||≈  fit
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|||≈  statute mile
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Roman mile
The mile wis first uised by the Romans.  It comes frae the Laitin phrase mille passus (plural: milia passuum).  This means "ae thoosand passes". A pass is the distance ilka fit muives whan takkin the ae stap.

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|1 Roman mile||= 1,000 Roman passes (by defineetion)
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|||≈ 1,479 metre
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|||≈ 4,852 fit
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Ither miles
Different miles hae been uised ootthrou history in mony pairts o the warld. In Norrowey an Swaden, for ensaumple, a mil is a unit o lenth that is equal tae 10 kilometre.

Category:Imperial units