The Clue
Derby distance, maybe (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MILE
Tags
Notes
The answer MILE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.
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Jogger's measure
Kind of marker
Lap, maybe
Linear measure
Liquori specialty
Marathon unit
Miss equivalent
Miss's equivalent
Odometer unit
Runner's unit
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80% of the Kentucky Derby
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Horse-race distance
Miss's equivalent, in a saying
Number on a marathon marker
Wanamaker or Millrose run
Distance equaling 1,482 meters
Event not run in the Olympics
Track event not in the Olympics
Two-thirds of the Belmont Stakes
What a marker may mark
Definition
MILE as a noun:
1. (mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi) = a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
2. (nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile) = a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
3. a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
4. (sea mile, mile) = a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
5. (nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile) = a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
6. (mile, Roman mile) = an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
7. (mile, Swedish mile) = a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
8. a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"