Meanings
plural last miles
- attributiveidiomaticoftenlogisticstransportThe final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense.First known use mid 1970s
Zero-emission zones and zero-fatality cities have eliminated the last-mile advantages of moving goods by road.
2025 October 1, Gareth Dennis, “The future: a new role for a new British Rail: 2030s”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 30Synonyms: last kilometre
- attributiveidiomaticoftencommunicationsThe 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.
The problem getting to all these remote customers is still the last mile, no matter how far they live from the switch.
Synonyms: last kilometre
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense.
nounThe 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 最後一公里
- 最後一公里 (zuìhòuyīgōnglǐ)telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Czech poslední míle
- poslední míletelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Finnish viimeinen kilometri, tilaajapää
- viimeinen kilometrilogistics: final stage of delivery
- tilaajapäätelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
French dernier kilomètre
- dernier kilomètretelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
German letzte Meile
- letzte Meiletelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Indonesian mil terakhir
- mil terakhirlogistics: final stage of delivery
Italian ultimo miglio
- ultimo migliotelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Japanese ラストワンマイル, ラストワンマイル
- ラストワンマイルlogistics: final stage of delivery
- ラストワンマイルtelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Polish łącze abonenckie
- łącze abonenckietelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Russian последняя ми́ля
- последняя ми́ля (poslednjaja mílja)telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Spanish último kilómetro
- último kilómetrotelecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Ukrainian остання миля
- остання миля (ostannja mylja)telecommunication: part of infrastructure that connects the end user to the main system
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with last mile
Cite this entry
last mile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20mile
“last mile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20mile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last mile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20mile.
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