nautical mile

NOUN

sea mile

Synonyms

WEAK

NM international nautical mile knot naut mi

Example Sentences

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That title he reserved for his victory at the infamous 1979 edition of the Fastnet Race, a 600-plus nautical mile competition in which hundreds of boats race around Ireland’s Fastnet Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

Taiwan’s coast guard said a boat carrying four people was fishing about one nautical mile away from Kinmen, which Taiwan has claimed as a restricted area largely for military purposes, and capsized during a chase.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

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