About The Word Nautical
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Nautical
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What's The Definition Of Nautical?
[adj] relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nautical: marine | maritime Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | Nautical In Webster's Dictionary \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.
Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See {Naval}.
{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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