Nautical+mile
61mile — (mi) 1. a traditional unit of distance. The word comes from the Latin word for 1000, mille, because originally a mile was the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces (or 2000 steps, a pace being the distance between successive falls… …
62mile — /maIl/ noun (C) 1 a unit for measuring distance or length, equal to 1609 metres 2 the mile a race that is a mile in length: the world record holder in the mile 3 miles informal a very long distance: We were miles from home, and very tired. | for… …
63mile — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. 5,280 feet, statute mile, geographical mile, nautical mile, Admiralty mile; see also distance 3 , measure 1 …
64nautical distance — The length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth’s surface. See also nautical mile …
65mile — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from milia, plural of mille thousand Date: before 12th century 1. any of various units of distance: as a. a unit… …
66mile — /maɪl / (say muyl) noun 1. a unit of measurement of length in the imperial system, equal to 5280 feet (1609.34 m). 2. → nautical mile. 3. any of various other lengths ascribed to the mile in different periods and in different countries. 4. (often …
67mile — A measure of distance equaling 5280 feet, and often referred to as the land mile, because it is more common to landmen whose business is on land. Steamboat Co. v Fessenden, 79 Me 140, 146. See nautical mile …
68mile — Mile (statute); mile loa (nautical) …
69mile — [n] 5,280 feet/1.609 kilometers measured nautical, square, statute; concepts 790,791 …
70200-nautical-mile zone — See Fishing Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone …
