INTERNATIONAL NAUTICAL MILE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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; nautical mile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("international nautical mile" is a kind of...):

nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)

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