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NAUT MI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does naut mi mean?
• NAUT MI (noun)
The noun NAUT MI has 2 senses:
1. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
2. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Familiarity information: NAUT MI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("naut mi" is a kind of...):
nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
air mile; international nautical mile; mi; mile; naut mi; nautical mile
Hypernyms ("naut mi" is a kind of...):
nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)
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