Defenition of the word nautical mile

Defenition of the word nautical mile
- A unit of length which corresponds approximately to one minute of latitude along any meridian. (source: Wikipedia)
- a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one second of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
- a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
- a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
- a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile