nautical mile English

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nautical mile

— noun a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

— noun (= mile) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

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nautical mile English » English

sea mile

mile

naut mi

mi

international nautical mile

Admiralty mile

knot

geographical mile

air mile

admiralty knot

NM

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In 1989, when the Iraq-Iran war sent shivers among oil-consuming nations, Brazil began to explore for energy both within and beyond its 200-nautical-mile protected zone.