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AIR MILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Marketing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air mileage
1, record 1, English, air%20mileage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number of miles flown relative to the air; true air speed multiplied by time. 1, record 1, English, - air%20mileage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air mile: a nautical mile used as a measure of distance flown by aircraft. 2, record 1, English, - air%20mileage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- air mile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Commercialisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- millage de vol
1, record 1, French, millage%20de%20vol
correct, proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- millage aérien 1, record 1, French, millage%20a%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mile : mesure anglo-saxonne de longueur utilisée en Grande-Bretagne, aux États-Unis, et au Canada, valant 5 280 pieds soit 1 609 mètres. 2, record 1, French, - millage%20de%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
milage : construit par analogie avec «métrage» et «kilométrage». 1, record 1, French, - millage%20de%20vol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air mile
1, record 2, English, air%20mile
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aeronautical mile 2, record 2, English, aeronautical%20mile
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The basic unit of distance in air navigation equal in the U.S. before 1946 to the statute mile of 5280 feet, from 1946 to 1954 to the British nautical mile of 6080 feet, and since 1959 to the international nautical mile of 6076.11549 feet. 3, record 2, English, - air%20mile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A unit of length used in air navigation and equal, since 1954, to 1 international nautical mile (1852 meters). Also known as aeronautical mile. 2, record 2, English, - air%20mile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mille marin
1, record 2, French, mille%20marin
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mille aéronautique 2, record 2, French, mille%20a%C3%A9ronautique
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette notion est toujours exprimée en mille marin. 1, record 2, French, - mille%20marin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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