"last mile" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlɑːst ˈmaɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌlæst-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌlæst ˈmaɪl/ [General-American] Forms: last miles [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪl Head templates: {{en-noun}} last mile (plural last miles)
  1. (logistics, transport) The final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense. Tags: attributive, idiomatic, often Categories (topical): Transport Synonyms: last kilometre Translations (logistics: final stage of delivery): viimeinen kilometri (Finnish), mil terakhir (Indonesian), ラストワンマイル (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-last_mile-en-noun-BbBmXTeZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: transport Disambiguation of 'logistics: final stage of delivery': 89 11
  2. (telecommunications) The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds. Tags: attributive, idiomatic, often Categories (topical): Telecommunications Synonyms: last kilometre Translations (telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system): son mil (Azerbaijani), апошняя міля (apóšnjaja milja) (Belarusian), 最後一公里 (zuìhòuyīgōnglǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), poslední míle [feminine] (Czech), tilaajapää (Finnish), dernier kilomètre [masculine] (French), letzte Meile [feminine] (German), ultimo miglio [masculine] (Italian), ラストワンマイル (Japanese), łącze abonenckie [neuter] (Polish), последняя ми́ля (poslednjaja mílja) [feminine] (Russian), остання миля (ostannja mylja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-last_mile-en-noun-9P3hk1z4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of 'telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system': 8 92

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "logistics: final stage of delivery",
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      "sense": "logistics: final stage of delivery",
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      "sense": "logistics: final stage of delivery",
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    },
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      "sense": "telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system",
      "word": "最後一公里"
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      "sense": "telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system",
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      "sense": "telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system",
      "tags": [
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