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  2. Kilometres per hour - Wikipedia

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    Abbreviations for "kilometres per hour" did not appear in the English language until the late nineteenth century. The kilometre, a unit of length, first appeared in English in 1810, [9] and the compound unit of speed "kilometers per hour" was in use in the US by 1866. [10] "Kilometres per hour" did not begin to be abbreviated in print until ...

  3. Miles per hour - Wikipedia

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    Miles per hour (mph, m.p.h., MPH, or mi/h) is a British imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of miles travelled in one hour.It is used in the United Kingdom, the United States, and a number of smaller countries, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.

  4. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays, meteorologists typically express wind speed in kilometres or miles per hour or, ... 103–117 km/h 28.5–32.6 m/s 37–52 ft 11.5–16 m

  5. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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    kilometre (km) or kilometer is a metric unit used, outside the US, to measure the length of a journey; the international statute mile (mi) is used in the US; 1 mi = 1.609344 km; nautical mile is rarely used to derive units of transportation quantity.

  6. Knot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    1.15078 miles per hour (approximately), 20.25372 inches per second (approximately) 1.68781 feet per second (approximately). The length of the internationally agreed nautical mile is 1 852 m. The US adopted the international definition in 1954, having previously used the US nautical mile (1 853.248 m). [6] The UK adopted the international ...

  7. Speed limits by country - Wikipedia

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    55–85 miles per hour (89–137 km/h) [fn 19] [fn 20] 40–65 miles per hour (64–105 km/h) [fn 21] Restrictions only in some states, typically 5–15 mph lower. None formally, though jurisdiction-dependent Venezuela: 40–60 kilometres per hour (25–37 mph) 120 [fn 22] 60–120: 80: 40–60: 5 mph (8 km/h) Vietnam [72] 50–60: 120 (100) 60 ...

  8. Speed limit - Wikipedia

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    The UK national speed limit of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) for ordinary vehicles applies beyond this sign. In some countries, derestriction signs are used to mark where a speed zone ends. The speed limit beyond the sign is the prevailing limit for the general area; for example, the sign might be used to show the end of an urban area.

  9. Naismith's rule - Wikipedia

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    Pace [6] in minutes per kilometre or mile vs. slope angle resulting from Naismith's rule [7] for basal speeds of 5 and 4 km / h. [n 1]The original Naismith's rule from 1892 says that one should allow one hour per three miles on the map and an additional hour per 2000 feet of ascent.