GEOGRAPHICAL MILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does geographical mile mean? 

• GEOGRAPHICAL MILE (noun)
  The noun GEOGRAPHICAL MILE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GEOGRAPHICAL MILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEOGRAPHICAL MILE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

Admiralty mile; geographical mile; mi; mile; naut mi; nautical mile

Hypernyms ("geographical mile" is a kind of...):

nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)