[Portugais]

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1 : a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
2 : a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
3 : any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object