Meanings
nounair mile (plural air miles)
plural air miles
- A unit of distance for air transport; equal to a nautical mile.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
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Broader
nautical linear unit
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APA
air mile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20mile
MLA
“air mile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20mile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air mile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20mile.
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