nautical distance

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nautical distance - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nautical \Nau"tic*al\, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr.
     nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique.
     See Nave of a church.]
     Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to
     ships; as, nautical skill.
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     Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval.
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     Nautical almanac. See under Almanac.
  
     Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the
        rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface.
        
  
     nautical mile. See under Mile.
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