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Definition of Milers
1. miler [n] - See also: miler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milers
Literary usage of Milers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"The two best quarter milers of the present day, EC Bredin, of the London Athletic
Club, and W. Fitzherbert, of the Cambridge UAC, are each of them good ..."
2. Mazama: A Record of Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest by Or Mazamas (Portland, Mazamas (Portland, Or.) (1907)
"... -milers, twelve- milers, eighteen-milers and twenty-four-milers, with the
temperament and habits of each. There's an essay on "Walking Alone," and the ..."
3. Rowing and Track Athletics by Samuel Crowther, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1905)
"Wendell Baker's record held for over ten years, until broken by Maxwell Long of
Columbia, but between the two there were many good quarter-milers. ..."
4. Manual of Physical Drill: United States Army by Edmund Luther Butts (1900)
"Some half-milers a little weak in sprinting pay more attention to practicing ...
Also half-milers strong in sprinting pay much attention to distance. ..."
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