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knot

1. n. [General Terms]

A unit of speed used for marine and aerial navigation. A knot is one nautical mile per hour. In SI units, the knot is equivalent to exactly 1,852/3,600 m/s, which is approximately 0.5144 m/s [1.688 ft/s].

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