geographical mile (English, noun)
expansion: geographical mile (plural geographical miles)
Senses:
wikidata: Q4992215
related: word: geographic mile
tags: alternative
glosses: A unit of length corresponding to exactly one minute of arc (1/60 degree) along the Earth's equator, about 1855.4 meters, 2029.1 yards, or roughly 8/7 international miles.
wikidata: Q93318
qualifier: now inexact
glosses: Synonym of nautical mile, exactly 1,852 meters.
Forms:
form: geographical miles
tags: plural