sjømil

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish sømil, from (sea, nautical) + mil (Danish mile or league). Equivalent to sjø +‎ mil.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. nautical mile, now exactly 1852 m but (historical) previously about four times as much, 1/15 of an equatorial degree

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish sømil, from (sea, nautical) + mil (Danish mile or league). Equivalent to sjø +‎ mil.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. nautical mile, now exactly 1852 m but (historical) previously about four times as much, 1/15 of an equatorial degree

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