half-mile

[ haf-mahyl, hahf‐ ]
/ ˈhæfˈmaɪl, ˈhɑf‐ /

noun

a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
a race of half a mile.

adjective

measuring or running half a mile.

Origin of half-mile

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby half-mile

half-liter, half-long, half-mad, half-marathon, half-mast, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, half-moon, half-mourning, half-naked

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British Dictionary definitions for half-mile

half-mile

noun

  1. half a mile
  2. (as modifier)a half-mile stretch of the river