nautical
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:nautical terms.
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Origin of nautical
1Other words for nautical
Other words from nautical
- nau·ti·cal·i·ty [naw-ti-kal-i-tee, not-i-], /ˌnɔ tɪˈkæl ɪ ti, ˌnɒt ɪ-/, noun
- nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·nau·ti·cal, adjective
- non·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·nau·ti·cal, adjective
Words that may be confused with nautical
- naval, nautical
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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 PostThe 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.
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 PostPort 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 PostBy 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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTDana Kennedy on the nautical newcomers and diminishing glamour of St. Tropez and Monte Carlo.
No thanks; you have just stretched the concept a few nautical miles too far.
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 TrevithickHe 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 TrevithickOne 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 KiellandThe 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 | VariousTen 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
/ (ˈnɔːtɪkəl) /
of, relating to, or involving ships, navigation, or sailors
Origin of nautical
1Derived forms of nautical
- nautically, adverb
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