nautical
[ naw-ti-kuhl, not-i- ]
/ ˈnɔ tɪ kəl, ˈnɒt ɪ- /
adjective
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
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nauseously, nausicaä, naut., nautch, nautes, nautical, nautical day, nautical mile, nauticality, nautically, nautiloid
Origin of nautical
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Can be confusednaval nautical
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nautical
/ (ˈnɔːtɪkəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or involving ships, navigation, or sailors
Derived Formsnautically, adverb
Word Origin for nautical
C16: from Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from naus ship
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Word Origin and History for nautical
nautical
1550s, from -al (1) + nautic from Middle French nautique, from Latin nauticus "pertaining to ships or sailors," from Greek nautikos "seafaring, naval," from nautes "sailor," from naus "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (see naval).
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