nautical mile
Example Sentences
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The "illegal" Florida-registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Falcones Cay in Villa Clara province, the ministry said in a brief statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
It was essentially the end of Clay’s political career: As he sailed away, Ms. Marshall writes, “with each nautical mile . . . Clay felt himself slipping from political relevance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Earlier in May, the sailing yacht Alboran Champagne suffered a similar impact from three orcas half a nautical mile off Barbate.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2023
Beyond an unassuming door, 14 staff look after everything on the ground and anything within a 40 nautical mile radius in the sky.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023
There wasn’t even yet an agreed length for a nautical mile.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
