Nautical mile
71n mile — nautical mile …
72mile — n. 1) a land, statute; nautical, sea mile 2) (misc.) to miss by a mile ( to miss by a great deal ) * * * [maɪl] nautical seamile a land. statute (misc.) to miss by a mile ( to miss by a great deal ) …
73Geographical mile — Mile Mile (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United… …
74Roman mile — Mile Mile (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United… …
75Statute mile — Mile Mile (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[=i]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United… …
76mile — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nautical ▪ square VERB + MILE ▪ cover, cycle (BrE), do, drive, fly …
77mile — A measure of length or distance, containing 8 furlongs, or 1,760 yards, or 5,280 feet; or 1,609 meters. This is the measure of an ordinary or statute mile; but the nautical or geographical mile contains 6,080 feet. See land measure …
78mile — A measure of length or distance, containing 8 furlongs, or 1,760 yards, or 5,280 feet; or 1,609 meters. This is the measure of an ordinary or statute mile; but the nautical or geographical mile contains 6,080 feet. See land measure …
79nautical — adj. Nautical is used with these nouns: ↑chart, ↑mile …
80sea mile — nautical mile, or one minute of arc of a great circle (1,842 metres at the equator and 1,861 m at the pole) …