two miles

Half a league

Two miles is a distance of 3.2 kilometers, roughly a thirty-minute walk or three-minute drive.

The phrase often appears in giving directions or describing proximity: The store is about two miles down the road.

Like other round-number distances, it sometimes serves as a rough estimate rather than precise measurement.

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within reach · around the corner

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G