Milage

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Milage \Mil"age\ (?; 48), n.
     Same as {Mileage}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), n.
     1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per
        mile.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of
        lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company,
        telegraph company, etc. [Written also {milage}.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after
        consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United
        States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon;
        as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is
        sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a
        vehicle.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out
        of one hit record.
        [PJC]
  
     {Constructive mileage}, a mileage allowed for journeys
        supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  milage
       n : distance measured in miles [syn: {mileage}]