HyperDic: international_nautical_mile

English > 1 sense of the expression international nautical mile:
NOUNquantityinternational nautical mile, nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, air milea unit of length used in navigation
English > international nautical mile: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude / latitude.
Synonymsnautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, air mile
Broadernautical linear unitA linear unit of distance used in navigation
Spanishmilla, milla náutica, nudo
Catalanmilla, milla nàutica, nus

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