a nautical mile: the length of roughly one minute of latitude, 1,852 meters
köken: Calque of English nautical mile, formed as a compound of 海(かい) (kai, “sea, ocean”) + 里(り) (ri, “league, unit of distance”). First appears in 1872. Also encountered in some historical texts with the kanji spelling 海哩, using the alternative 哩 (ri, “mile”) character.
köken: From distans + minut, distinguishing both the kind of minute intended and the length of the nautical mile, the traditional Scandinavian nautical mile being 4 minutes of arc.
nautical mile: a unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile)
çekim: çoğul mil-mil laut
köken: Compound of mil + laut, calque of Dutch zeemijl (“nautical mile”).