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    INTERNATIONAL NAUTICAL MILE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitudeplay

    Synonyms:

    air mile; international nautical mile; mi; mile; naut mi; nautical mile

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("international nautical mile" is a kind of...):

    nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)

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