geographical mile

== English == === Noun === geographical mile (plural geographical miles) 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. Alternative form: geographic mile Hypernym: mile Coordinate terms: land mile; international mile, statute mile (UK), survey mile (US), statute mile (US) Near-synonyms: nautical mile, sea mile (very close to the same distance) 1700 February 27, Isaac Newton, letter: A geographical mile I call ye sixtith part of a degree of a great circle upon the earth & these miles upon ye body of the Moon in her mean distance from us answer to seconds. (now inexact) Synonym of nautical mile, exactly 1,852 meters. === References === “geographical mile, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.