sjømil

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sjø +‎ mil

Noun

sjømil m or f (definite singular sjømilen or sjømila, indefinite plural sjømil, definite plural sjømilene)

  1. a nautical mile

Usage notes

This is an older unit of measurement of 7420 or 7408 metres, however the term is still used even if the measurement has changed.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sjø +‎ mil

Noun

sjømil f (definite singular sjømila, indefinite plural sjømil, definite plural sjømilene)

  1. a nautical mile

Usage notes

As above.

Synonyms

References
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