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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RELATED WORDS

light, daylight, sunshine, sunlight, daytime, bright

Nearby words

nausicaä, naut., nautch, nautes, nautical, nautical day, nautical mile, nautiloid, nautilus, nautophone, nav

Origin of nautical day

First recorded in 1865–70

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