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Unit of length, used on ships, originally the length of a ship's anchor cable or 120 fathoms (219 m/720 ft), but now taken as one-tenth of a nautical mile (185.3 m/608 ft).

Red represents the blood of Jesus. Effective date: c. 1862. >>