nautical linear unit
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| Noun | 1. | nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length air mile, international nautical mile, mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, knot - a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude Admiralty mile, geographical mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, mile - a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile |
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