nautical mile
Example Sentences
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The interior ministry said earlier that the speedboat had entered its territorial waters and was "one nautical mile off Cayo Falcones" on the country's northern coast when it was intercepted.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Had Motin changed course about one nautical mile away from the anchored oil tanker, "there would have been no collision", he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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
Colombia already claims exclusive economic rights in much of the area that lies to the east of Nicaragua’s 200 nautical mile boundary.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
There wasn’t even yet an agreed length for a nautical mile.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
