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1. (noun) nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile 2. (noun) nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
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