"at a rate of knots" meaning in English

See at a rate of knots in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Nautical; see knot. Etymology templates: {{m|en|knot}} knot Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at a rate of knots, {{en-prep phrase}} at a rate of knots
  1. (UK, informal) Quickly; rapidly; fast. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-at_a_rate_of_knots-en-prep_phrase-VFLnYQPk Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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