Knot

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003210",
  "term": "Knot",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, used to measure the velocity of a vessel through water or the speed of wind and water currents. The term originates from the historical practice of using a chip log, where sailors counted the number of knots on a line that passed through their hands in a set time. One knot is equivalent to approximately 1.15 statute miles per hour or exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour.",
  "synonyms": [
    "kn",
    "kt"
  ],
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Knoten",
    "es": "nudo",
    "fr": "nœud"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/knot/"
}