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    The knot (/ n ɒ t /) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn.

  2. May 21, 2018 · A knot is a unit of speed based on the nautical mile. One knot is the same as one nautical mile per hour. Therefore, one knot is equal to 1.1508 statute miles per hour (1.1508 mph). The internationally recognized symbol for the knot by the ISO and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is kn.

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  4. Apr 25, 2024 · A knot is a unit of speed used in navigation and aviation, representing one nautical mile per hour. It’s commonly used in maritime and aerial navigation due to its practicality in measuring speeds over water or through air currents.

  5. May 14, 2014 · By the late 16th century, sailors had begun using a chip log to measure speed. In this method, knots were tied at uniform intervals in a length of rope and then one end of the rope, with a pie ...

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  6. A knot is a unit of speed, equal to exactly one nautical mile (nm) per hour. The top recorded speed of Cutty Sark , for instance, was more than 17 knots (17 nm/hour), a speed many power-driven merchant ships today cannot achieve (although remember, Cutty Sark needed a favourable and constant breeze to sail at that speed, such as the Trade winds).

  7. Because of their ease of use and popularity, knots are an off-system unit used on a par with the International System of Units, which is an attempt to unify measurement of various parameters around the world. So 1 knot equals 1 nautical mile per hour, which is equal to 0.514 m/s or 1.852 km/h or 1.151 mph when converted into the land speed units.

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