sea mile


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sea mile
noun a unit of distance equal to a minute of arc of a great circle, varying between approximately 2,014 yards (1,842 metres) at the equator and 2,035 yards (1,861 metres) at the pole.
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