nautical
Example Sentences
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The vessel carrying the group was 53 nautical miles south of Ierapetra, a town on southern Crete.
From Barron's
Its last location was around 40 nautical miles south of Plymouth and still in the UK's EEZ.
From BBC
He said the tanker was currently in international waters but in Libya's search and rescue zone about 53 nautical miles north of Tripoli and heading south.
From Barron's
The P-12 has a range of around 40 nautical miles when traveling at full capacity with 30 passengers and one crew member.
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
