nautical mile
noun
: any of various units of distance used for sea and air navigation based on the length of a minute of arc of a great circle of the earth and differing because the earth is not a perfect sphere: such as
a
: a British unit equal to 6080 feet (1853.2 meters)
b
: an international unit equal to exactly 1852 meters (6076.115 feet or 1.15 statute miles) used officially in the U.S. since July 1, 1954
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Marine conditions are hazardous for local coastal waters and there is a small craft advisory across all Atlantic waters out to 60 nautical miles.
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Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago located midway between the North Pole and Norway’s northern coast, is a particular source of tension, since Russia does not recognize Norway’s jurisdiction to inspect and arrest vessels in the island’s waters beyond 12 nautical miles.
—Max Bergmann, TIME, 29 July 2024
The onboard battery pack is reckoned good for between 30 and 80 nautical miles of range per charge.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2024
All four ships were in international waters, the Coast Guard said, but were inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from the U.S. shoreline.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 July 2024
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Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago located midway between the North Pole and Norway’s northern coast, is a particular source of tension, since Russia does not recognize Norway’s jurisdiction to inspect and arrest vessels in the island’s waters beyond 12 nautical miles.
—Max Bergmann, TIME, 29 July 2024
The onboard battery pack is reckoned good for between 30 and 80 nautical miles of range per charge.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2024
All four ships were in international waters, the Coast Guard said, but were inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from the U.S. shoreline.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 July 2024
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