Found 2 items, similar to nautical mile.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nautical mile nautical mile n 1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile , Admiralty mile] 2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile , air mile]
English → English (gcide) Definition: nautical mile Nautical \Nau"tic*al\, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church.] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. [1913 Webster] Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval. [1913 Webster] Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. nautical mile. See under Mile. [1913 Webster]