English Explanatory Dictionary

sea mile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of nautical mile, a unit of distance now equal to exactly 1852 meters
  2. A former version of the nautical mile in Scandinavia equal to 4 minutes of arc or about 4 nmi.

Word forms

sea mile sea miles sea-mile seamile

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”).

Synonyms

nautical mile
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