English Explanatory Dictionary

country mile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long way, a great distance.

Pronunciation

/ˌkʌntɹi ˈmaɪl/ en-au-country mile.ogg

Word forms

country mile country miles

Etymology

From country + mile. So named due to the winding, twisting nature of country roads, a country mile appears to take much longer to travel than a mile in the city, where the roads are straighter. First use appears c. 1717, in the publications of M. Dutton.

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