Lexic.us

Definition of Nautical mile

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

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

Definition of Nautical mile

1. Noun. (nautical) 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). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nautical Mile

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