Nautical Mile Definition

nôtĭ-kəl
noun
Any of various units of distance for sea and air navigation: in the U.S. since 1959, an international unit of length, equal to one minute of arc of a great circle of the earth or 6,076.12 feet or 1.1508 miles (1,852 meters or 1.852 kilometers)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Admiralty mile
  • geographical mile
  • mi
  • mile
  • naut mi
  • knot
  • air-mile
  • international nautical mile

Other Word Forms of Nautical Mile

Noun

Singular:
nautical mile
Plural:
nautical-miles

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