Roman mile
- noun
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milla romana
- When discussing the journey, he noted that it was about three Roman miles to the nearest town.
In other words, lists of stopping points with the number of Roman miles between each.
- In other words, lists of stopping points with the number of Roman miles between each.
Examples
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The ancient Roman road system was designed to ensure that travelers could find a resting place every Roman mile.
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In other words, lists of stopping points with the number of Roman miles between each.
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The Roman mile was used to measure distances, with each mile equaling approximately 1,620 yards.
Synonyms
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9.9
An old measure of distance used by the Romans equal to about 1,480 meters
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Roman' (pertaining to Rome) with 'mile' (a unit of length): it simply denotes the mile used by the Romans. This is a straightforward, non-idiomatic composition found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun Roman mile comes from how Roman soldiers measured distance: they counted 1,000 'paces', each a double step, as one mile. So the Roman mile became the 'old unit of length' for that many steps, about 1,480 metres today.