Sust. and adj. fem. Measure of length equal to about 1852 meters, or to the 60a. ( 60th ) part of the length of a degree of terrestrial meridian, which is 111,111111 km ( 111,111111/60 = 1851,851851 ). Terrestrial mile in Anglo-Saxon countries consists of 1609,347 m. The expression comes from the Latin «milia passuum»: plural of "mille passus": thousand steps, which was measured itineraria Roman, equivalent to close to 1480 m. synonym: nautical mile.
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