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nautical mile

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nautical mile

Unit of distance used in navigation, an internationally agreed standard (since 1959) equalling the average length of one minute of arc on a great circle of the Earth, or 1,852 m/6,076 ft. The term formerly applied to various units of distance used in navigation.
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