HyperDic: geographical_mile

English > 1 sense of the expression geographical mile:
NOUNquantitygeographical mile, nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, Admiralty milea former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)
English > geographical mile: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.
Synonymsnautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, Admiralty mile
Broadernautical linear unitA linear unit of distance used in navigation
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