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nautical day
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noun
a period from noon of one day to noon of the next, used in reckoning time aboard ship.
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Origin of nautical day
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby nautical day
Nausicaä, naut., nautch, Nautes, nautical, nautical day, nautical mile, nautiloid, nautilus, nautophone, NAV
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How to use nautical day in a sentence
In his journal Flinders gave the date of the nautical day, which commenced at noon.
Terre Napoleon|Ernest Scott