For Knot we have terms and definitions in 24 topics. The topics are Aviation, Boating, Climatology, Construction, Cruises, Ham Radio, Historical Boats, Hunting, Hurricane, Kiteboard, Landscape, Logistics, Nautical, Poetry, Real Estate, Rugs, Sailing, Shipping, Surf, Tropical Storm, Weather, William Shakespeare, Wood and Wood Flooring.

Knot (Aviation)

One nautical mile per hour, about 1.15 statute miles (6,080') per hour.

Knot (Boating)

To bend a line. Also, a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (6,076.10 feet) an hour.

Knot (Climatology)

The unit of speed in the nautical system; one nautical mile per hour; it is equal to 1.1508 statute miles per hour or 0.5144 meters per second

Knot (Construction)

In lumber, the portion of a branch or limb of a tree that appears on the edge or face of the piece.

Knot (Cruises)

A unit of speed reflecting one nautical mile per hour, or 1.15 land miles per hour. (A nautical mile is 6,080.2 feet; a land mile is 5,280 feet, hence the speed differential.) Most cruise ships move along at about 18 to 23 knots. The current trend is towards faster ships.

Knot (Ham Radio)

A speed of one nautical mile per hour.

Knot (Historical Boats)

A unit of measure used to express the speed of a ship in nautical miles per hour. One international nautical mile is defined as 6,076.1155 feet, or approximately 1.15 statute (land) miles. A knot is generally taken to mean a rate of speed, and some argue that "knots per hour" is an incorrect expression. The argument is a pedantic one; many ship's logs record speeds in knots per hour. The accompanying table shows the time (in days and hours) required to travel a given distance at various speeds.
Nautical miles speed
5 kts. 10 kts. 15 kts. 20 kts. 25 kts. 30 kts.
10 0d 02h 0d 01h 0d 01h 0d 01h — —
50 0d 10h 0d 05h 0d 03h 0d 03h 0d 02h 0d 02h
100 0d 20h 0d 10h 0d 07h 0d 05h 0d 04h 0d 03h
500 4d 04h 2d 02h 1d 09h 1d 01h 0d 20h 0d 17h
1,000 8d 08h 4d 04h 2d 19h 2d 02h 1d 16h 1d 09h
5,000 41d 16h 20d 20h 13d 21h 10d 10h 8d 08h 6d 23h
10,000 83d 08h 41d 16h 27d 18h 20d 20h 16d 04h 13d 21h
By custom, the speed of vessels on the Great Lakes and inland rivers of the United States is measured in statute miles per hour.

Knot (Hunting)

The unit of speed used in navigation. It is equal to one nautical mile (6076.115 feet or 1852 meters) per hour.

Knot (Hurricane)

A measure of speed. It is one nautical mile per hour. Never refer to "knots per hour" unless you want to describe acceleration. A nautical mile is one minute of one degree of latitude and is slightly longer than the ordinary, or statute, mile used in the United States. To convert nautical miles to miles or knots to miles per hour, multiply by 1.15. To convert miles to nautical miles or miles per hour to knots, divide by 1.15.

Knot (Kiteboard)

Speed of one nautical mile per hour. It is 1.852 Km per hour or 1.15 mph.

Knot (Landscape)

A small, rectangular garden, developed in Tudor times, that consists of an intricate, geometric pattern, or knot, laid out in dwarf plants such as box or rosemary; sometimes the pattern takes the form of objects such as heraldic beasts.

Knot (Logistics)

One nautical mile (6,076 feet or 1852 meters) per hour. In the days of sail, speed was measured by tossing overboard a log which was secured by a line. Knots were tied into the line at intervals of approximately six feet. The number of knots measured was then compared against time required to travel the distance of 1000 knots in the line.

Knot (Nautical)

One nautical mile per hour. Originally measured with a fourteen second "sand glass" while counting the number of knots on a trailing line that slipped by the rail of the vessel.

Knot (Poetry)

to perplex

Knot (Real Estate)

The hard irregular shaped defects in boards caused by cutting at the point where the branch of a tree meets the truck.

Knot (Rugs)

A knot is formed when wool, cotton or silk yarn is looped around the warp threads. There are different procedures for knotting and each knot type has a name, for example there is a Turkish (Ghiordes) knot and a Persian (Sennah) knot.

Knot (Sailing)

A unit of speed. One knot is one nautical mile per hour.

Knot (Shipping)

One nautical mile (6,080 feet or 1,852 meters) per hour.

Knot (Surf)

The marine term for a nautical mile, which equals approximately 1.2 miles per hour on land. Wind speed and other velocities are always termed as knots when used in marine and aerial environments.

Knot (Tropical Storm)

A measure of speed. It is one nautical mile per hour. Never refer to "knots per hour" unless you want to describe acceleration. A nautical mile is one minute of one degree of latitude and is slightly longer than the ordinary, or statute, mile used in the United States. To convert nautical miles to miles or knots to miles per hour, multiply by 1.15. To convert miles to nautical miles or miles per hour to knots, divide by 1.15.

Knot (Weather)

A nautical unit of speed equal to the velocity at which one nautical mile is traveled in one hour. Used primarily by marine interests and in weather observations. A knot is equivalent to 1.151 statute miles per hour or 1.852 kilometers per hour.

Knot (William Shakespeare)

A figure in garden beds.

Knot (Wood)

That portion of a branch or limb that has been surrounded by subsequent growth of the stem. The shape of the knot as it appears on a lumber surface depends on the angle of the cut relative to the long axis of the knot.

Knot (Wood Flooring)

That portion of a branch or limb which has been surrounded by subsequent growth of the stem. 'Me shape of the knot as it appears on a cut surface depends on the angle of the cut relative to the long axis of the knot.
* Small Knot: In hardwood strip flooring not over 1/2" in diameter.
* Pin Knot: A knot that is not more than 1/2 inch in diameter.
* Sound Knot: A knot cut approximately parallel to its long axis so that the exposed section is definitely elongated.

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