nautical mile
nautical mile noun: a unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
Noun
nautical mile (plural nautical miles)
- A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
- Near-synonym: geographical mile (very close to the same distance)
- Personnel trenches have been constructed or improved in Tantung (40-05-50N 124-21-30E) and along roads 13 nautical miles (nm) south-southwest of Tantung and 1.5 nm west of the border (Figures 2 and 3).1970 May, “Basic Description”, in Chinese Defensive Activity Along the China-North Korea Border, National Photographic Interpretation Center, published 2011, archived from the original on 04 Dec...
- Synonyms:
- sea mile, geographical mile
- Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.
- Synonyms:
- sea mile
nautical mile meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
nautical mile in Tamil
- ஒரு கடல் மைல், கடல்முறை மைல், கடல்கல், கடல்வழி மைல்
nautical mile in Arabic
- nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres
- مِيل بَحْرِيّ mīl baḥriyy
nautical mile in Malay
- nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres
- batu nautika
nautical mile in Indonesian
- nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres
- mil laut
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- nautical mile in Thai
- ไมล์ทะเล mai-tá-lee
- nautical mile in Vietnamese
- hải lý, hải lí
Synonyms of nautical mile
Forms of nautical mile
| plural | nautical miles |
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Questions about nautical mile
- What does nautical mile mean?
- Nautical mile means a unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
- What is nautical mile in Tamil?
- Nautical mile in Tamil is ஒரு கடல் மைல், கடல்முறை மைல், கடல்கல். See Nautical mile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nautical mile?
- Nautical mile is a noun.
- What is the plural of nautical mile?
- The plural of nautical mile is nautical miles.
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