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English
Etymology
As a former Scandinavian unit of distance, a calque of Danish sømil, Norwegian Bokmål sjømil, and Swedish sjömil, from Danish sø (“sea, nautical, maritime”) + mil (“Danish mile or league”).
Noun
sea mile (plural sea miles)
- Synonym of nautical mile, a unit of distance now equal to exactly 1852 meters
- (historical) A former version of the nautical mile in Scandinavia equal to 4 minutes of arc or about 4 nmi.
Synonyms
- (Scandinavian nautical mile): nautical mile (historical Scandinavian contexts)
Translations
nautical: distance equal to 4 minutes of arc
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