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international nautical mile
international nautical mile n (Units) the full name for nautical mile1 in′terna′tional nau′tical mile′
n. a unit of distance at sea or in the air equal to 1.852 kilometers, based on the distance of one minute of arc of a great circle of the earth, and used in the U.S. since 1959. Thesaurus| Noun | 1.international nautical mile - a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitudeair mile, mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, knotnautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation |
international nautical mile
international nautical mile[¦in·tər¦nash·ən·əl ¦nȯd·ə·kəl ′mīl] (navigation) A unit of length equal to 1852 meters. international nautical mile The length of the arc of a great circle that subtends an angle of one minute at the center of the earth. This length varies with latitude because of the irregular shape of the earth. For the purpose of navigation, however, the international nautical mile of 6076.1 ft (1852 m) has been adapted as the standard for air navigation.AcronymsSeeINMinternational nautical mile
Synonyms for international nautical milenoun a unit of length used in navigationSynonyms- air mile
- mile
- naut mi
- nautical mile
- mi
- knot
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