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HOME | Definition of nautical (NAUTICAL, Nautical)


    Nautical \Nau"tic*al\, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr.
    nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique.
    See Nave of a church.]
    Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to
    ships; as, nautical skill.
    [1913 Webster]

    Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval.
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    Nautical almanac. See under Almanac.

    Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the
    rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface.


    nautical mile. See under Mile.
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    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    nautical
    adj : relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or
    seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine
    insurance" [syn: maritime, marine]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


    23 Moby Thesaurus words for "nautical":
    bathymetric, bathyorographical, boating, deep-sea, hydrographic,
    marine, maritime, naval, navigational, ocean-going, oceanic,
    oceanographic, pelagic, sailing, salty, seafaring, seagoing,
    seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne,
    yachting

    Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0




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