Akademik

1. a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

2. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

noun, pl ⋯ miles [count]

: a unit of distance equal to 1,852 meters or 1.15 miles that is used for sea and air travel

ˌnautical ˈmile [nautical mile] (also ˈsea mile) noun

a unit for measuring distance at sea; 1 852 metres

See also: ↑sea mile