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geographical mile
geographical mile n (Units) a former name for nautical mile Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | geographical mile - a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mileAdmiralty mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, milenautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation |
geographical mile
geographical mile[¦jē·ə¦graf·ə·kəl ′mīl] (mechanics) The length of 1 minute of arc of the Equator, or 6087.08 feet (1855.34 meters), which approximates the length of the nautical mile. geographical mile It is the length of the arc of the earth's equator subtending an angle of 1° at the center of the earth. It is constant in length and equal to 1855.3 m or 6087.2 ft.geographical mile
Synonyms for geographical milenoun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)Synonyms- Admiralty mile
- naut mi
- nautical mile
- mi
- mile
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