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NAUTICAL CHAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nautical chain mean?
• NAUTICAL CHAIN (noun)
The noun NAUTICAL CHAIN has 1 sense:
1. a nautical unit of length (15 ft)
Familiarity information: NAUTICAL CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nautical unit of length (15 ft)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("nautical chain" is a kind of...):
chain (a unit of length)
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