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knot noun [C] (FASTENING). âº a âfastening made by âtying together a âpiece or âpieces of âstring, ârope, âcloth, etc.: Wrap this âstring around the âpackage and then âtie a knot. fig. Sheâs so ânervous, her âstomach is in knots (= âfeels âtight and âuncomfortable).
Report Abuse. A knot is a measurement of speed and not distance. It is a nautical mile per hour. A nautical mile is about 1.15 statute miles or 1 minute of latitude or 1 minute of longitude at the equator.t was initially measured using line with knots tied in along with an hour glass (set in minutes). When the line is thrown over the stern with a small weight attatched the number of knots counted along the line in one minute will tell you the speed of the vessel.