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n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.

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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 nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.