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A 'Knot' is the speed of a ship at sea, in 'Nautical miles per hour'.
A Nautical mile is longer than a land mile.
A Nautical mile is one sixtieth of a degree. of curvature of the Earth's surface.
NB Land miles are measured in 'Miles per Hour (MPH)'.
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What is the Length of a knot in feet?
A knot is a measurement of speed.
How many knots equals 1 mile?
There's no sensible answer to this. Knots is a measurement of speed, and speed is distance over time. Mile is just distance.You'd have to sat something like what speed in MPH is equal to one knot.
How long is 1 knot in meters?
A knot is a unit of speed used at sea. 1 knot = 0.51444meters per second (m/s).One knot is defined as 1 nautical mile per hour. 1 nautical mile = 1852 m.
What is a knot to 1 mile?
1mile = 0.869 knots
Is knot an adjective?
No. The word knot is a noun, meaning a twist in a rope. The unit of speed 'knot' means "nautical mile per hour."
