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a unit of distance at sea or in the air equal to 1.852 kilometers. Also called international air mile.
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international nautical mile
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international 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 • Syn: ↑nautical mile, ↑mile, ↑mi, ↑naut mi, ↑knot, ↑air mile • Derivationally related forms: ↑mil … Useful english dictionary
international nautical mile — jūrmylė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Tarptautinis jūreivystėje ir aeronautikoje vartojamas matavimo vienetas. Žymima nmi: 1 nmi = 1852 m. Priimta 1929 m. Monake vykusioje Neeilinėje tarptautinėje hidrografijos… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
international nautical mile — The length of the arc of a great circle that subtends an angle of one minute at the center of the earth. This length varies with latitude because of the irregular shape of the earth. For the purpose of navigation, however, the international… … Aviation dictionary
international nautical mile — noun → nautical mile …
International Nautical Mile — See nautical mile … Ballentine's law dictionary
international nautical mile — the nautical mile as currently defined by international agreement, equal to exactly 1852 meters or 6076.11549 feet. This long name is sometimes used to distinguish the current nautical mile from older units … Dictionary of units of measurement
international 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 … From formal English to slang
international air mile. — See international nautical mile. * * * … Universalium
international air mile. — See international nautical mile … Useful english dictionary
Nautical mile — 1 nautical mile = SI units 1.85200 km 1,852.00 m US customary / Imperial units 1.15078 mi 6,076.12 ft The nautical mile (symbol M, NM or nmi) is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along a … Wikipedia
