…a unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometers)…
…a mile over which a food item is transported from producer to consumer, as a unit of measurement of the fuel used to do this…
…a unit of distance equal to a minute of arc of a great circle and varying (because the earth is not a perfect sphere) between approximately 2,014 yards (1,842 meters) at the equator and 2,035 yards (1,861 meters) at the pole…
…a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to approximately 2,025 yards (1,852 m)…
…a distance equal to one minute of longitude or latitude at the equator (about 1,850 meters)…
…an invasive and noxious vine, native to Asia, that has downward-pointing barbs on the stem and the underside of leaves. It is considered an ecological threat in the eastern US…
…an island in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, site of a nuclear power station. In 1979, an accident caused damage to the reactor core, provoking strong reactions against the nuclear industry in the US…
…the outer boundary of the area extending 3 miles (4.8 km) out to sea from the coast of a state or country, considered to be within its jurisdiction…
…be especially assiduous in one’s attempt to achieve something…
…the fact of failure or escape is not affected by the narrowness of the margin…
…once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal…
