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air mile

air mile

noun

  1. another name for nautical mile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of air mile1

First recorded in 1915–20
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The Border Patrol claims the right to stage warrantless searches within 100 air miles of any external boundary of the U.S., including national boundaries and shorelines.

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Bakersfield is more than 200 miles from the border but about 100 air miles from the coast.

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Klee acknowledged travel as being an issue, with Minnesota logging the most air miles in a league whose other five teams are concentrated in the northeast.

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Other world leaders have also notched up the air miles, but Mr Ruto and Mr Tinubu face continued questions over whether every trip is necessary.

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Given air miles like that, there is an expectation within government that things should start to get better, that public sector strikes end and the health service, widely seen as in crisis, improves.

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