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n.) A bond of union; a connection; a tie.

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	n.) A ~~division~~ of ~~the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to~~ a ~~mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half~~ a ~~minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour~~.		n.) A bond of union; a connection; a tie.