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Sea Mile
see synonyms of sea mileNoun
1. mile, sea mile
a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sea Mile
see synonyms of sea milenoun
a unit of distance used in navigation, defined as the length of one minute of arc, measured along the meridian, in the latitude of the position. Its actual length varies slightly with latitude but is about 1853 metres (6080 feet)
. Symbol: M See also nautical mileCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Sea Mile
see synonyms of sea milen.
See nautical mile.
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