Collocations withmile
These are words often used in combination withmile.
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cubic mile
I mean tens or hundreds of cubic miles.
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extra mile
In such iatrogenic situations, there is a tendency on the part of doctors to try harder, to go the extra mile, because they feel "responsible" for the patient's situation.
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mile east
It will be located one mile east of the existing facility.
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mile south
A temporary terminus station was opened in 1864, approximately a quarter of a mile south of the current station.
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miles of coast
Unless some measures are taken, hundreds of miles of coast may become derelict and scores of prosperous villages rendered idle and helpless.
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miles of coastline
Charcot's results included the charting of more than 600 miles of coastline, and the extremely detailed scientific results filled seven substantial volumes.
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miles of fencing
By mid1910, 200 miles of fencing had been completed.
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miles of shoreline
In addition, we have seven miles of shoreline.
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miles of wire
My group of companies have many thousands of miles of wire.
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passenger miles
Some of these comparisons are for passenger miles flown and others of air movements.
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square mile
The latter did not penetrate the ground except in one area of about one square mile where the rain was heavier.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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