air mile

American

noun

international nautical mile.

air mile British

noun

another name for nautical mile

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Etymology

Origin of air mile

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Microsoft, for example, charges all departments for every kilowatt-hour of dirty energy they contract or air mile flown by executives, to help meet firm-wide climate targets.

From Economist • Jan. 11, 2018

The fight goes from height to height along twisting mountain roads that run three miles for every air mile.

From Time Magazine Archive

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