What is the meaning of nautical mile?

A former British unit of length equivalent to 6, 080 feet (1, 853. 184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.
- synonyms: naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty 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.
- synonyms: mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile

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