light minute

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light minute (plural light minutes)

  1. (astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one minute.
    • 2015, "Mortynight Run", season 2, episode 2 of Rick and Morty
      [Rick and Morty are travelling in a spaceship]
      Rick: We got some business to attend to a few light minutes south of here.