Textual thesaurus for "nautical mile"

(noun) naut mi, mile, air mile, knot, mi, 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 latitude

(noun) geographical mile, mile, naut mi, mi, Admiralty mile

a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile