international nautical mile

Definitions of international nautical mile
  1. 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
    synonyms: air mile, knot, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile
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    type of:
    nautical linear unit
    a linear unit of distance used in navigation
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