air mile

1. US officials had previously warned they were considering air and navy patrols within the 12 nautical mile territorial limit of islets and reefs on which China has been building new infrastructure.
   在此之前，美国官员曾警告说，对于中国一直在修建新的基础设施的小岛和礁石，他们正考虑对其12海里领海范围内开展空军及海军巡逻。
2. There was not a breath of air moving, nor a sound but that of the surf booming half a mile away along the beaches a against the rocks outside.
   空中没有一丝风，也没有任何声音，只有半英里外海浪撞击海滩和岩石发出的轰鸣声。
3. The government said it would fully guarantee supplier payments, air mile balances and other short-term commercial claims accounting for about a quarter of the total.
   日本政府表示，它将全额担保支付给供应商的款项、飞行里程结余以及其它短期商业索偿，它们占日航总债务的四分之一左右。
4. A beluga needs to surface for air about every half mile; free flowing water was more than 13 miles away in Baffin Bay.
   一条白鲸每游半英里就得浮出水面换气，而巴芬湾的未冻水域还有13英里之遥。
5. The canoe first sent adrift was floating before the air, quite a quarter of a mile above him.
   第一条放掉的独木舟顺着风，在离他四分之一英里远的地方漂着。

noun

1. a unit of length used in navigation

   Synonym:    nautical milemileminaut miknotinternational nautical mile