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Geographical mile   /dʒˌiəgrˈæfɪkəl maɪl/   Listen
Geographical mile

noun
1.
A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.  Synonyms: Admiralty mile, mi, mile, naut mi, nautical mile.





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"Geographical mile" Quotes from Famous Books



... werst beyond the station named. Finally, a half kopec (half kreutzer), must be paid per werst for each horse. This at first does not appear much; but is, nevertheless, a considerable tax, when it is remembered that seven wersts are only equal to a geographical mile, and that three horses ...
— A Woman's Journey Round the World • Ida Pfeiffer


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