nautical mile

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nautical mile (enc)

Noun	1.	nautical mile - a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) Admiralty mile, geographical mile, naut mi, mi, mile nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation
	2.	nautical mile - a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters air mile, international nautical mile, mile, naut mi, mi, knot nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation

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