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- noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
- noun 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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peregrina commented on the word naut mi
a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
November 9, 2007
peregrina commented on the word naut mi
..or, could be...who broke that window?? Naut mi!
November 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word naut mi
Haha!
November 9, 2007