nautical mile (
http://definr.com/nautical mile)
n 1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters
(6,082 feet) [syn:
naut mi,
mile,
mi, {geographical
mile},
Admiralty mile]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the
distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852
meters [syn:
mile,
mi,
naut mi,
knot, {international
nautical mile},
air mile]