Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a unit of length used in navigation;
exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude;
[syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
international nautical mile
n 1: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut
mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile]