Nautical+mile
51international nautical mile — in′terna′tional nau′tical mile′ n. naut. wam navig. a unit of distance at sea or in the air equal to 1.852 kilometers, based on the distance of one minute of arc of a great circle of the earth, and used in the U.S. since 1959 …
52Mile — Miles redirects here. For other uses, see Mile (disambiguation) and Miles (disambiguation). mile international US survey nautical 1.609344 km 1.609347 km 1.852 km 1,6 …
53mile — /muyl/, n. 1. Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers). 2. See nautical mile. 3. See international nautical mile. 4. any of various other units of… …
54Nautical measured mile — Admiralty Distance Poles at St Abb s Head. A nautical measured mile is a nautical mile which is marked by two pairs of towers. A mile is measure by sailing on a given bearing and lining up the pairs of towers. The start of the mile is recorded… …
55Mile 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 …
56nautical linear unit — noun a linear unit of distance used in navigation • Hypernyms: ↑linear unit, ↑linear measure • Hyponyms: ↑nautical mile, ↑mile, ↑mi, ↑naut mi, ↑knot, ↑ …
57Nautical airmile — A nautical airmile is a unit of distance, or length. The derived unit of speed is the knot, defined as one nautical mile per hour, but compensated for the actual wind. Both nautical mile and knots are widely used around the world for maritime and …
58Nautical time — The establishment of nautical standard times, nautical standard time zones and the nautical date line were recommended by the Anglo French Conference on Time keeping at Sea in 1917. The Conference recommended that the standard apply to all ships …
59mile — [[t]maɪl[/t]] n. 1) wam Also called statute mile a unit of distance on land in English speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers). Abbr.:mi,mi I 2) wam nautical mile 2) 3) wam international nautical mile 4) wam any of …
60nautical — adj. of or concerning sailors or navigation; naval; maritime. Phrases and idioms: nautical almanac a yearbook containing astronomical and tidal information for navigators etc. nautical mile a unit of approx. 2,025 yards (1,852 metres): also… …
