geographical nautical sea mile
1sea mile — noun a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) • Syn: ↑mile • Derivationally related forms: ↑miler (for: ↑mile) • Hypernyms: ↑nautical linear unit …
2mile — [maɪl] written abbreviation m noun [countable] also geographical mile a unit for measuring distance or length, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,609 metres ˌnautical ˈmile also ˈsea mile a unit for measuring dista …
3Nautical 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 …
4nautical mile — noun 1. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile • Syn: ↑naut mi, ↑mile, ↑mi, ↑geographical mile, ↑Admiralty mile • Derivationally related forms: ↑miler ( …
5Mile marin — Mille marin Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mille. Le mille marin international est une unité de mesure de distance utilisée en navigation maritime et aérienne, valant 1 852 mètres. Sommaire 1 Définition …
6nautical linear unit — noun a linear unit of distance used in navigation • Hypernyms: ↑linear unit, ↑linear measure • Hyponyms: ↑nautical mile, ↑mile, ↑mi, ↑naut mi, ↑knot, ↑ …
7nautical mile — a unit of distance used chiefly in navigation, equal to 6080.20 feet (1853.25 meters) in the U.S., now replaced by the international nautical mile. Also called geographical mile, sea mile. [1625 35] * * * …
8Geographical mile — unit of length m= 1855.325 accuracy=4The geographical mile is a unit of length determined by 1 minute of arc along the Earth s equator, approximately equal to 1855.325 metres (6087.025 international feet). Any greater precision depends more on… …
9Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
10Mille Marin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mille. Le mille marin international est une unité de mesure de distance utilisée en navigation maritime et aérienne, valant 1 852 mètres. Sommaire 1 Définition …
