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61Nautical time — The establishment of nautical standard times, nautical standard time zones and the nautical date line were recommended by the Anglo French Conference on Time keeping at Sea in 1917. The Conference recommended that the standard apply to all ships …
62nautical mile — (nmi, naut mi, n mile, or NM) a unit of distance used primarily at sea and in aviation. The nautical mile is defined to be the average distance on the Earth s surface represented by one minute of latitude. This may seem odd to landlubbers, but …
63Nautical mile — Einheit Norm Gesetz über Einheiten im Messwesen EG Richtlinie über das Messwesen Einheitenname Seemeile Einheitenzeichen sm / NM Beschriebene Größe(n) Länge (Physik) Dimensionsname Länge …
64Nautical Almanac — Der Nautical Almanac (Nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris) ist ein astronomisches Jahrbuch von etwa 300 Seiten, das speziell für die rasche Astronavigation auf See geschaffen wurde. Der erste Almanach des britischen Royal Greenwich… …
65nautical mile — noun 1. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile • Syn: ↑naut mi, ↑mile, ↑mi, ↑geographical mile, ↑Admiralty mile • Derivationally related forms: ↑miler ( …
66Nautical airmile — A nautical airmile is a unit of distance, or length. The derived unit of speed is the knot, defined as one nautical mile per hour, but compensated for the actual wind. Both nautical mile and knots are widely used around the world for maritime and …
67nautical mile — now set at 1852 metres, 1.151 miles or 1 minute latitude of the great circle of the earth. Three nautical miles make one league. The British nautical or Admiralty mile was 6080 feet (1853.18 m) while the U.S. nautical mile was 6080.2 feet… …
68Nautical measured mile — Admiralty Distance Poles at St Abb s Head. A nautical measured mile is a nautical mile which is marked by two pairs of towers. A mile is measure by sailing on a given bearing and lining up the pairs of towers. The start of the mile is recorded… …
69nautical mile — A common unit for measuring distance. For most practical navigation purposes, all of the following units are used interchangeably as the equivalent of one nautical mile: (a) 6076.11549 ft or 1852 m; (b) one minute of arc of a great circle on a… …
70nautical mile — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nautical mile : singular nautical mile plural nautical miles a unit for measuring distances at sea, equal to 1852 metres …
