nautical
adjective
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation.
nautically
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a word derived from
nautical.
Example Sentences
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The Farallones are a fog-shrouded, nautically menacing string of islands west of San Francisco that Native Americans believed were a home for the spirits of the dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
This nautically themed staple of Old Seattle is a Greenwood favorite.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Connie Strycker, who owns a waterfront home in the posh city of Belvedere, says anchor outs are often nautically inexperienced.
From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2019
A delightful push and pull of informality appears in the nautically inspired Golden Step dining room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2018
Now they were stuck in her head, like a catchy tune from a nautically themed operetta that one cannot help singing in the shower, despite having a strong dislike for the show itself.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
