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Nautical mile

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  1. 1
    A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).

    "Near-synonym: geographical mile (very close to the same distance)"

  2. 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 wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi. historical
  4. 4
    a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile wordnet

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