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nautical mile

noun /nɔtɪkəlmaɪl/ 3 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 16 WWF 22
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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

noun

a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

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