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nautical mile

noun

1 nautical mile

A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.

synonyms: Admiralty mile, geographical mile, mi, mile, naut mi.

2 nautical mile

A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude.

synonyms: air mile, international nautical mile, mi, mile, naut mi.


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