nautical mile

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noun

1. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters);
800 feet longer than a statute mile
• Syn:
naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler (for: mile)
• Hypernyms:
nautical linear unit
2. a unit of length used in navigation;
exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
• Syn:
mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile
• Derivationally related forms:
miler (for: mile)
• Hypernyms:
nautical linear unit