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Noun: international nautical mile
  1. A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
    - nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, air mile

Derived forms: international nautical miles

Type of: nautical linear unit

Encyclopedia: International nautical mile