Naut Mi (Noun)
Meaning 1
A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The distance was calculated to be roughly 3 nautical miles, a measure commonly used at sea.
- This method allowed them to measure longer distances with accuracy in terms of nautical miles.
- Navigators of old would have expressed this as being a few nautical miles offshore.
- For purposes of marine navigation the team opted to express distances in nautical miles.
- These routes spanned hundreds of nautical miles, connecting major ports around the world.
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Meaning 2
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.