[ noun ] distance measured in miles <noun.attribute>
Milage \Mil"age\ (?; 48), n. Same as {Mileage}.
Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile.
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}.]
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.
Snow said the contract efforts are part of CSXT's goal of reducing employment on its 19-state rail system to 30,000 employees, while reducing its route milage to 15,000 from 20,000 miles.