international nautical mile
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Latin 'mille' meaning 'thousand', originally used to denote a Roman mile.
مثال
- The ship was approximately 500 international nautical miles from the coast.
- The international nautical mile is used in aviation to measure distance.
- The speed of the vessel was measured in knots, which are based on the international nautical mile.
ترکیبهای رایج
Measure in international nautical miles Distance in international nautical miles Speed in international nautical miles
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude