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SEA MILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sea mile mean?
• SEA MILE (noun)
The noun SEA MILE has 1 sense:
1. a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Familiarity information: SEA MILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
mile; sea mile
Hypernyms ("sea mile" is a kind of...):
nautical linear unit (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)
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