Miles
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Miles is the plural of mile
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A mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet . The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile...
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Miles may also refer to:
People
- Miles BrothersMiles BrothersThe four Miles brothers, Harry, Herbert, Joseph, and Earle C, were pioneers in American cinema. In 1902, they established one of the first motion picture exchanges in the United States....
, American cinema pioneers - Miles (first name)Miles (first name)Miles is a male name from the Latin miles, a soldier. The medieval knight was called miles in Middle Latin, while in Classical Latin, miles meant simply soldier of any sort, including infantry....
- Miles BrowningMiles BrowningMiles Rutherford Browning was an officer in the United States Navy in the Atlantic during World War I and in the Pacific during World War II. A pioneer in the development of aircraft carrier combat operations concepts, he is noted for his aggressive aerial warfare tactics as a captain on the ...
, World War II admiral - Miles DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, jazz trumpet player - Miles AustinMiles AustinMiles Jonathon Austin III is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
- Miles Browning
- Miles (surname)Miles (surname)-Television and film:* Miles Brothers, American early cinema pioneers* A. D. Miles, actor who is best known as Marty Shonson in Dog Bites Man* Annie Miles, actress...
Fictional
- Miles, a character from Strike WitchesStrike Witchesis a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. It was later adapted into two light novel series, three manga series, an anime OVA, a televised anime series and various video games. The story revolves around teenage girls who are...
- Miles Russel, character from the 1989 film Uncle BuckUncle BuckUncle Buck is a 1989 John Hughes comedy film starring John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffman, and Macaulay Culkin, and co-stars Jay Underwood and Laurie Metcalf.-Plot:Bob Russell Uncle Buck is a 1989 John Hughes comedy film starring John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby...
- Miles Edgeworth, a prosecutor in the Phoenix Wright series
- Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)Miles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is Chief of Operations in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Before DS9, he appeared as a recurring transporter chief in Star Trek: The Next Generation...
, character in the Star Trek universe - Miles "Tails" ProwerMiles "Tails" Prower, better known by his nickname , is a character, as well as the main deuteragonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games, comics, animated series and film released by Sega....
, fox in the Sonic the Hedgehog series - Miles Papazian, character in the television show 24
- Miles Raymond, character in the 2004 film SidewaysSidewaysSideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two forty-something year old men, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to...
- Miles StraumeMiles StraumeMiles Straume is a fictional character played by Ken Leung on the ABC television series Lost. Miles is introduced early in the fourth season as a hotheaded and sarcastic medium as a crew member aboard the freighter called the Kahana that is offshore the island where most of Lost takes place...
, in the television show Lost - Miles VorkosiganMiles VorkosiganMiles Naismith Vorkosigan is the hero of a series of science fiction novels and short stories by Lois McMaster Bujold known as the Vorkosigan Saga. In an article in The Vorkosigan Companion, Bujold acknowledged several real-life inspirations for the character: T. E...
, character in a science fiction series by Lois McMaster Bujold - Desmond MilesDesmond MilesDesmond Miles is the main protagonist of the Assassin's Creed series. He was born March 13th, 1987, which is the 72nd day of the year...
, character from Assassin's Creed video game franchise
Place names
Australia- Miles, QueenslandMiles, QueenslandMiles is a small town in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Miles had a population of 1,164.The town is situated on the Warrego Highway, 340 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital. Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer...
Canada
- Miles IslandsMiles IslandsThe Miles Islands are an island group located in the Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Aiyohok Islands, Akvitlak Islands, Bate Islands, Duke of York Archipelago, Nauyan Islands, Outcast Islands, and...
, Nunavut
United States
- Miles, IowaMiles, IowaMiles is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 462 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Miles is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Miles, North CarolinaMiles, North CarolinaMiles is an unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina, United States, located on U.S. Route 70, north of Buckhorn.- References :...
- Miles, TexasMiles, TexasMiles is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census.The city was named after Johnathan Miles, who donated $5,000 to a fund for an extension of a railroad track.-Geography:...
- Miles, WisconsinMiles, WisconsinMiles is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Miles is located along Wisconsin Highway 180 and the Menominee River north-northwest of Marinette....
Business
- Frequent flyer miles
- Miles Aircraft Ltd, UK manufacturer of light and military aircraft
- Miles Electric VehiclesMiles Electric VehiclesMiles Electric Vehicles is a manufacturer and distributor of all-electric vehicles manufactured by FAW Tianjin in China to meet international car safety standards...
- Miles LaboratoriesMiles LaboratoriesMiles Laboratories was founded as the Dr. Miles Medical Company in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1884 by Franklin Miles, a specialist in the treatment of eye and ear disorders, with an interest in the connection of the nervous system to overall health...
, pharmaceutical company of the United States
Military
- Miles, Latin for "soldier"; see LegionaryLegionaryThe Roman legionary was a professional soldier of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. Legionaries had to be Roman citizens under the age of 45. They enlisted in a legion for twenty-five years of service, a change from the early practice of enlisting only for a campaign...
- Miles, in medieval Latin the usual term for an armed horseman; see KnightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
- Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement SystemMultiple Integrated Laser Engagement SystemThe Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System or MILES is used by the US military and other armed forces around the world for training purposes. It uses lasers and blank cartridges to simulate actual battle....
, method of simulating battle used by US Armed Forces
Other uses
- Miles (band)Miles (band)Miles is a popular rock band from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest bands in Bangladesh, forming as early as 1978.Miles currently consists of Hamin Ahmed on lead guitar, Shafin Ahmed on Bass, Manam Ahmed on keyboard, Iqbal Asif Jewel on guitar, and Syed Ziaur Rahman Turjo on drums...
, Bangladeshi band - Miles (mascot)Miles (mascot)Miles is the official mascot of the Denver Broncos, an NFL football team. He was founded on January 31, 1999, the same day that the Broncos became Super Bowl champions for the second time at the Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. However, he did not appear in person as a mascot until 2 years...
, the official mascot of the Denver Broncos NFL football team - Miles Sound SystemMiles Sound SystemMiles Sound System , formerly known as Audio Interface Library , is a sound software system primarily for video games and used mostly as an alternative for low-end audio chipsets. It uses little CPU time while providing adequate audio output. It was originally a middleware driver library for...
, a two-dimensional sound software system primarily for computer games - Miles, a song by American singer Christina PerriChristina PerriChristina Judith Perri is an American singer and songwriter from Philadelphia. Her song "Jar of Hearts" charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010...
from her 2011 debut album, lovestrong.Lovestrong.lovestrong. is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. Following the release of Perri's lead single "Jar of Hearts" and a record deal with Atlantic Records, lovestrong. was released on May 10, 2011....