nautical

[ naw-ti-kuhl, not-i- ]

/ ˈnɔ tɪ kəl, ˈnɒt ɪ- /

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adjective

of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.

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seagoing, marine, maritime.

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Origin of nautical

1545–55; <Latin nautic(us) pertaining to ships or sailors (<Greek nautikós, equivalent to naû(s) ship + -tikos-tic) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM nautical

nau·ti·cal·i·ty

[naw-ti-kal-i-tee, not-i-], /ˌnɔ tɪˈkæl ɪ ti, ˌnɒt ɪ-/, nounnau·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·nau·ti·cal, adjectivenon·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb

un·nau·ti·cal, adjective

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naval, nautical

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nauseous, Nausicaä, naut., nautch, Nautes, nautical, nautical day, nautical mile, nautiloid, nautilus, nautophone

How to use nautical in a sentence

Sue Wrbican’s contributions to the show consist mostly of near-abstract prints whose shapes suggest water, sails and other nautical elements.
In the galleries: Intellectually engaging, visually striking and open to interpretation|Mark Jenkins|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
The historic downtown classic has views of Cook Inlet and the Chugach Range, and an art collection that tells the story of its nautical-explorer namesake.
Get the Full Alaska Experience in Anchorage|kklein|July 22, 2021|Outside Online
Port ofThrough the8,288 nautical miles34 daysPort ofAround the Capeof Good Hope11,755 nautical miles49 daysTravel times may vary based on speed.
How did a ship get stuck in the Suez Canal?|Miriam Berger, Júlia Ledur, Adam Taylor|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Port ofThrough the8,440 nautical miles34 daysPort of Around the Capeof Good Hope11,720 nautical miles49 daysTravel times may vary based on speed.
How did a ship get stuck in the Suez Canal?|Miriam Berger, Júlia Ledur, Adam Taylor|March 26, 2021|Washington Post

By 12 degrees, nautical dawn, early-morning traffic starts to slow on the Bay Bridge, which I cross en route to Pacifica or San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.
The Spark After the Darkness|Bonnie Tsui|February 6, 2021|Outside Online
Leave it to one of America's oldest artist colonies to put a uniquely creative spin on this nautical holiday tradition.
New England’s Crazy Christmas Tree Tradition|Condé Nast Traveler|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dana Kennedy on the nautical newcomers and diminishing glamour of St. Tropez and Monte Carlo.
Look Who's Yachting!|Dana Kennedy|August 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
No thanks; you have just stretched the concept a few nautical miles too far.
Ashamed of My Country|Fania Oz-Salzberger|June 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The object and the means were the revival of the nautical labourer of twenty years before.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
He seems to have forgotten his nautical labourer patented twenty years before; but yet reproduced something very similar.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
One day her mother heard her singing a popular nautical ballad, on the devotion of a sailor's bride to her betrothed.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
The great steamer went ahead at the rate of five nautical miles an hour, and the cable passed smoothly overboard.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
Ten minutes' hard work, in which we assisted, produced something a trifle more nautical and seaworthy than the first craft.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin

British Dictionary definitions for nautical

nautical

/ (ˈnɔːtɪkəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving ships, navigation, or sailors

Derived forms of nautical

nautically, adverb

Word Origin for nautical

C16: from Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from naus ship

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