Knot 01 : (1) A measure of the speed of a ship. One knot equals one nautical mile per hour (1. 15 mph or 1. 85 km/h). (2) Method of tying two lines together, etc. Must be a) easy to tie, b) easy to untie, c) not damaging to line
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}