Nautical mile
1nautical mile — ➔ mile * * * nautical mile UK US noun [C] (also sea mile) MEASURES, TRANSPORT ► a unit of distance used at sea which is equal to 1852 metres or 1.15 miles …
2nautical mile — Nautical Nau tic*al, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko s, fr. nay ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See {Nave} of a church.] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. [1913 Webster] Syn …
3Nautical mile — Mile Mile (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United… …
4nautical mile — nautical miles N COUNT A nautical mile is a unit of measurement used at sea. It is equal to 1852 metres …
5Nautical Mile — [ nɔːtɪkl maɪl], englische Bezeichnung für Seemeile …
6nautical mile — n a unit for measuring distance at sea, equal to about 1.15 miles or 1852 metres …
7nautical mile — noun count a unit for measuring distances on the ocean, equal to 6080 feet or 1852 meters …
8nautical mile — ► NOUN ▪ a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to 1,852 metres (approximately 2,025 yards) …
9nautical mile — n. any of various units of distance for sea and air navigation: in the U.S. since 1959, an international unit of length, equal to one minute of arc of a great circle of the earth or 6,076.12 feet or 1.1508 miles (1,852 meters or 1.852 kilometers) …
10Nautical mile — 1 nautical mile = SI units 1.85200 km 1,852.00 m US customary / Imperial units 1.15078 mi 6,076.12 ft The nautical mile (symbol M, NM or nmi) is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along a …
