Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at a rate of knots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
at a rate of -knots
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Quickly; rapidly; fast.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

Nautical; see knot.

Usage

Questions

What does at a rate of knots mean?
Quickly; rapidly; fast.
Where does at a rate of knots come from?
Nautical; see knot.

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