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nautical mile

noun

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  1. A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any…

    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).

    • Near-synonym: geographical mile (very close to the same distance)
    • Personnel trenches have been constructed or improved in Tantung (40-05-50N 124-21-30E) and along roads 13 nautical miles (nm) south-southwest of Tantung and 1.5 nm west of the border (Figures 2 and 3).

  2. Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.

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