Noun
a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
Source: WordNethalf-mile
According to the BBC, the half mile tidal range at Ryde gives a major advantage to hovercraft which can travel right up a beach and the Solent is the only place in Western Europe where there is a regular passenger service. Source: Internet
Another well-backed horse delivered at Wexford as Court Tycoon and Roger Loughran got the job done in the extended two and a half mile maiden hurdle. Source: Internet
He breezed a half mile Wednesday morning in 47 3/5 seconds, an effort Baffert described as "a little jog." Source: Internet
One possibility is that after ordering Reno to charge, Custer continued down Reno Creek to within about a half mile (800 m) of the Little Bighorn, but then turned north, and climbed up the bluffs, reaching the same spot to which Reno would soon retreat. Source: Internet
A short time after the robbery, Penns Grove police spotted that Dodge in a bay at the J&J Carwash, less than a half mile from the bank. Source: Internet
Best of Manchester: Lake Massabesic, Route 101, Exit 2, Bypass 28, Manchester, 624-6444, manchesternh.gov. Several marked trails that range in length from a half mile to more than three miles. Source: Internet