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Noun
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(n)
nautical mile
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naut mi
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mile
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mi
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geographical mile
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Admiralty mile
(a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile)
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(n)
nautical mile
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mile
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mi
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naut mi
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international nautical mile
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air 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)