nautical linear unit

/ˌnɔdəkəl ˌlɪniər ˌjunət/
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Definitions of nautical linear unit
  1. noun
    a linear unit of distance used in navigation
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    types:
    air mile, international nautical mile, knot, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile
    a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
    Admiralty mile, geographical mile, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile
    a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
    mile, sea mile
    a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
    type of:
    linear measure, linear unit
    a unit of measurement of length
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