Knot (unit)

Knots were a unit of measurement regarding the speed of watercraft.

The Monitor once told the SS Glasgow to proceed at fourteen knots. (COMIC: The Fishmen of Carpantha)

The force 12 storm that caused the crash of the Elysium on 17 July 1888 blew up to ninety knots. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm)