Assertion: nautical mile | /r/HasProperty | the arc length
Facets:
value: along the equator
type: LOCATION
value: simply
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Because, you see, a nautical mile is simply the arc length that you, a ship, or anything else travels along the surface of the Earth when moving an angular distance of 1 arcminute—
text: I don’t want to leave you in too much suspense over this whole nautical mile mystery, so I’m going to cut to the chase: a nautical mile is an arc length.
text: A nautical mile is the arc length along the equator intercepted by a central angle AOB of 1 minute, as depicted in the figure.