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nautical miles

nautical miles is the plural of nautical mile.

Meaning of nautical mile

Noun

nautical mile (plural nautical miles)

  1. 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)
  2. (historical) Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.
    Synonyms:
    sea mile

Questions about nautical miles

What is nautical miles the plural of?
Nautical miles is the plural of nautical mile.

Words near nautical miles in the dictionary

  1. nautic
  2. nautical
  3. nautical chart
  4. nautical charts
  5. nautical mile
  6. nautical miles
  7. nautical star
  8. nautical style
  9. nautical twilight
  10. nauticalese
  11. nauticalism

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