- sea mile
- noun Date: 1796 nautical mile
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sea mile
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Sea mile — A geographical mile. See {Mile}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea mile — n a unit for measuring distance at sea that is slightly longer than a land mile, and equals 1853 metres = ↑nautical mile … Dictionary of contemporary English
sea mile — UK US noun [C] MEASURES, TRANSPORT ► NAUTICAL MILE(Cf. ↑nautical mile) … Financial and business terms
sea mile — sea ,mile noun count a NAUTICAL MILE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sea mile — ► NOUN ▪ a unit of distance equal to a minute of arc of a great circle, varying between approximately 2,014 yards (1,842 metres) at the equator and 2,035 yards (1,861 metres) at the pole … English terms dictionary
sea mile — noun a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) • Syn: ↑mile • Derivationally related forms: ↑miler (for: ↑mile) • Hypernyms: ↑nautical linear unit … Useful english dictionary
sea mile — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sea mile : singular sea mile plural sea miles a nautical mile … English dictionary
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sea mile — noun (C) a unit for measuring distance at sea that is slightly longer than a land mile, and equals 1853 metres; nautical mile … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sea 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) … Dictionary of ichthyology
