Nautical-mile synonyms

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sea-mile
A nautical mile
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naut mi
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nm
(Bible) Numbers
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knot
(Slang) A nautical mile (incorrectly)
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mile
A relatively great distance:
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mi
(Music) A syllable representing the third tone of the diatonic scale
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air-mile
A unit of distance in air travel, equal to one international nautical mile (6,076.115 feet).
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geographical 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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Admiralty 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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  • The cost of the cable before laying depends on the dimensions of its core, the gutta-percha, which still forms the only trustworthy insulator known, constituting the principal item of the expense; for an Atlantic cable of the most approved construction the cost may be taken at f250 to £300 per nautical mile.

  • The different coils are prevented from adhering by a coating of whitewash, and the end of each nautical mile is carefully marked for future reference.

  • A mean degree of the meridian being assumed to be 69-09 statute miles of 5280 ft., the nautical mile (A l b - degree) is taken as 6080 ft., which is a sufficiently close approximation for practical purposes, and the distances between the knots are made to bear the same relation to 6080 ft.

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