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ADMIRALTY MILE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
Synonyms:
Admiralty mile; geographical mile; mi; mile; naut mi; nautical mile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("Admiralty mile" is a kind of...):
nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)
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