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roman mile

 

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Noun roman mile has 1 sense
  1. mile, Roman mile - an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
    --1 is a kind of linear unit

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Roman Mile

Definition: A unit of distance used in ancient Rome, approximately equivalent to 1,480 meters or 4,856 feet.

Meanings and Usages:

  1. Noun: A measurement of length used by the ancient Romans.
  2. Noun: An ancient Roman road was often designed to cover a specific distance in Roman miles.

Examples:

  • 1. The Roman mile was an important unit of measurement in ancient Rome.
  • 2. The Appian Way, one of the most famous Roman roads, covered a distance of 132 Roman miles.
  • 3. The Romans used milestones along their roads to indicate the number of Roman miles to nearby cities.
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