mileage

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  1. noun Total length, extent, or distance measured or expressed in miles.
  2. noun Total miles covered or traveled in a given time.
  3. noun The amount of service, use, or wear estimated by miles used or traveled: This tire will give very good mileage.

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  • That might not seem like a lot, but the increased mileage translates into an estimated savings of 37,500 gallons over the operating life of the bus, or an estimated $138,000 at today's fuel prices, agency spokeswoman Meg Kester wrote in an e-mail. —  The Olympian Online -- YahooNews
  • These so called activists are trying to take cheap and short term mileage, like what Raj did in Mumbai. —  rediff.com
  • You don't think there's something selfish about driving a vehicle that gets such abysmal gas mileage -- and that also consumes a disproportionate amount of resources to produce itself —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • You don't think there's something selfish about driving a vehicle that gets such abysmal gas mileage -- and that also consumes a disproportionate amount of resources to produce itself -- even as we * know* the oil will run out someday, and likely rather soon? —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • The clever bit: Hypermilers don't just aim for good mileage, as eco drivers do - they push fuel efficiency to the limit. —  Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed
 

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  1. Formerly also milage; from mile + -age.
 

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/ˈmaɪlədʒ/
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