nautical linear unit
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1. a linear unit of distance used in navigation (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | linear measure, linear unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement of length (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | air mile, international nautical mile, knot, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile, |
| definition | : | a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | admiralty mile, geographical mile, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile, |
| definition | : | a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile (noun.quantity) |
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