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international nautical mile

DEFINITIONS OF: international nautical mile

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n 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, knot, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile
Type of:
nautical linear unit
a linear unit of distance used in navigation
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