- at a rate of knots Brit.
- at a rate of knots Brit.informalvery fast.→ knot
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at a rate of knots Brit.
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at a rate of knots — (informal) Very fast • • • Main Entry: ↑knot * * * at a rate of knots british informal phrase very quickly We’re progressing at a great rate of knots at the moment. Thesaurus: quickly … Useful english dictionary
at a rate of knots — ► at a rate of knots Brit. informal very fast. Main Entry: ↑knot … English terms dictionary
knot — knot1 noun 1》 a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, etc. on itself and tightening it. ↘a tangled mass in hair, wool, etc. ↘an ornamental ribbon. 2》 a protuberance or node in a stem, branch, or root. ↘a hard mass in wood … English new terms dictionary
knot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an intertwining of a rope, string, tress of hair, etc., with another, itself, or something else to join or fasten together. b a set method of tying a knot (a reef knot). c a ribbon etc. tied as an ornament and worn on a dress… … Useful english dictionary
at/on the double — VERY QUICKLY, as fast as one s legs can carry one, at a run, at a gallop, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, at (full) speed, at full tilt, as fast as possible; informal double quick, like (greased) lightning, like the wind, like a scalded cat,… … Useful english dictionary
hell for leather — VERY FAST, very quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly, hurriedly, at full tilt, at full pelt, headlong, hotfoot, post haste, helter skelter, at the speed of light, at breakneck speed; informal like a bat out of hell, like the wind, like greased… … Useful english dictionary
(at) full tilt — 1 they charged full tilt down the side of the hill: (AT) FULL SPEED, (at) full pelt, as fast as one s legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter skelter, headlong, pell mell, at breakneck speed; informal hell for leather, at the double, a mile a… … Useful english dictionary
Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary … Wikipedia
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
