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A knot is a unit of speed used for measuring how fast ships and aircraft travel, equal to one nautical mile per hour. It matters because it provides a standard way to describe velocity in maritime and aviation contexts, where distances are traditionally measured in nautical miles rather than regular miles.
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38 sectionsContents
- History
- Use
- Teaching
- Applications
- Properties
- Strength
- Security
- Slipping
- Capsizing
- Sliding
- Releasability
- Components
- Bight
- Bitter end
- Loop
- Elbow
- Standing end
- Standing part
- Turn
- Working end
- Working part
- Knot categories
- Basic useful knots
- Hitches
- Trick knots
- Coxcombing
- Knot theory
- Physical theory of friction knots
- Knot tying
- Difficulty
- Material
- Tools
- Use by animals
- See also
- References
- Citations
- General and cited sources
- External links
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