geographical mile

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Noun geographical mile has 1 sense

nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile - a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
--₁ is a kind of nautical linear unit

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Geographical Mile

Definition:

A geographical mile is a unit of length used to measure distances on the Earth's surface. It is equal to one minute of latitude and is approximately 1.15 miles or 1.85 kilometers in length.

Sample Sentences:

The distance between the two cities is about 50 geographical miles.
I hiked for three geographical miles before reaching the summit.
The marathon race covers a total of 26.2 geographical miles.

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