nautical mile

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nautical mile

1. a unit of length, used esp in navigation, equivalent to the average length of a minute of latitude, and corresponding to a latitude of 45?, i.e. 1852 m (6076.12 ft.)

2. a former British unit of length equal to 1853.18 m (6080 ft.), which was replaced by the international nautical mile in 1970

nautical mile [′nȯd·ə·kəl ′mīl]

(navigation)

A unit of distance used principally in navigation; for practical consideration it is usually considered the length of 1 minute of any great circle of the earth, the meridian being the great circle most commonly used; the International Hydrographic Bureau in 1929 proposed a standard length of 1852 meters, which is known as the international nautical mile.

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