nautical

Example Sentences

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The boat was eventually stopped 53 nautical miles from Ierapetra, a city on Crete's southern coastline.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

It was a six-to-seven seat jet capable of cruising at approximately 550 miles an hour and reaching up to 2,500 nautical miles without refueling—faster and farther than many other jets of its size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

On Sunday lunchtime, it was 50 nautical miles southwest of Malta.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

A ship was in distress, roughly 20 nautical miles off the coast from the city of Galle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

My nautical senses told me we were somewhere off the coast of northern Florida, so we’d come a long way overnight, farther than any mortal ship should’ve been able to travel.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan