nautical
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The vessel carrying the group was 53 nautical miles south of Ierapetra, a town on southern Crete.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
The boat was eventually stopped 53 nautical miles from Ierapetra, a city on Crete's southern coastline.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
On Wednesday, Thailand's navy said it was providing emergency assistance after a Thai-flagged vessel was hit 11 nautical miles north of Oman, causing a fire on board.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
His efforts introduced an unprecedented accuracy in astronomical and other nautical clocks.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing nautical
100 SAT Words Beginning with "N"
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