nautical mile

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nautical mile

n. Abbr. nm

A unit of length used in sea and air navigation, based on the length of one minute of arc of a great circle, especially an international and US unit equal to 1,852 meters (about 6,076 feet). Also called sea mile.

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nautical mile

1. (Units) Also called: international nautical mile or air mile a unit of length, used esp in navigation, equivalent to the average length of a minute of latitude, and corresponding to a latitude of 45°, i.e. 1852 m (6076.12 ft)

2. (Units) a former British unit of length equal to 1853.18 m (6080 ft), which was replaced by the international nautical mile in 1970. Former name: geographical mile Compare sea mile

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

nau′tical mile′

1. international nautical mile.

2. a unit of distance, equal to 6080.20 feet (1853.25 m), formerly used in the U.S. for navigation.

[1625–35]

nau·ti·cal mile

(nô′tĭ-kəl)

A unit of length used in air and sea navigation, equal to about 6,076 feet (1,852 meters). See Table at measurement.

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nautical mile

A measure of distance equal to one minute of arc on the Earth's surface. The United States has adopted the international nautical mile equal to 1,852 meters or 6,076.11549 feet. Also called nm.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

nautical mile

1. (n mi) A unit of length used in navigation. In the metric system, one nautical mile (international) = 1852 m.

2. See mile.

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Noun	1.	nautical mile - a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile Admiralty mile, geographical mile, naut mi, mi, mile nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation
	2.	nautical mile - a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude air mile, international nautical mile, mile, naut mi, mi, knot nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation

Translations

Seemeile

mille marinmille nautique

miglio marino

zeemijl

морская миля

nautical mile

n → Seemeile f

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nautical mile

n → miglio nautico or marino

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"While restrictions have been ongoing since 1999, since 2013, Israeli has enforced, including through arrests, opening fire, and confiscating/destroying property, a 6-nautical mile fishing along the entire Gaza coast, with a 1.5 nautical mile "no-go-zone" along the northern maritime boundaries between Gazan waters and Israel."

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Nabeel Ahmed and Mohammed Ali Jassim were rescued after their boat stopped one-and-a-half nautical miles east of Amwaj Islands.

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Since setting off from Kalbarri, Western Australia, the 30-year-old from Newton Abbot, Devon, has paddled a total of 153 nautical miles.

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This week, Israel decided to reduce the fishing zone back to three nautical miles as of Tuesday.

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