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Nautical mile
Meaning
Noun
●
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
or 1.151
statute
mile).
●
Synonym of
sea mile
, a
historical
Scandinavian
unit
of
distance
equal
to about 4 nmi.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Nmi
Sea Mile
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