mi
2
8.1
- noun
- Specialized
:
milla náutica
- The lighthouse is located 15 mi from the nearest harbor.
Examples
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We see an area of varied terrain about 250 km (150 mi) across.
Academic text (1990) -
Note the enormous scarp (cliff) 15 km (9 mi) high.
Academic text (1990) -
The United States of America occupies 3,794,101 sq mi.
Blog text (26) -
Pluto is only 2,300 km (1,400 mi) across, even smaller than our own Moon, and slightly denser than the other planets in the outer solar system.
Academic text (1990) -
For roughly 23 kilometres (14 mi), the cloud remained condensed and dangerous, suffocating many of the people sleeping in Nyos, Kam, Cha, and Subum.
Blog text (18) -
The mass was about 50 meters (164 ft) thick, and it traveled downward at a rate of 20–50 kilometers (12–31 mi) per hour.
Blog text (18) -
The distance from the port to the next island is approximately 30 mi.
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Navigators often use nautical charts to measure distances in mi at sea.
Synonyms
93
1.0
A measure of distance at sea equal to 1,852 meters used in navigation
11
4.4
A distance of exactly 1,852 meters used for measuring sea and air travel
1
3.2
A unit of distance used in flying that equals 1,852 meters
A unit of distance for ships and planes that equals 1,852 meters
A unit for measuring distance at sea or in the air equal to about 1852 meters
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mi is also used as a short form for nautical mile, a sea distance that came from how sailors measured the Earth, so it is a little longer than a land mile. So on maps and at sea, mi can mean this special, longer mile.