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nautical

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CIDE DICTIONARY

nauticala. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church.].
     Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill.  [1913 Webster]
Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. -- Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. -- nautical mile. See under Mile.
Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nautical, adj. of or concerning sailors or navigation; naval; maritime.

Idiom
nautical almanac a yearbook containing astronomical and tidal information for navigators etc. nautical mile a unit of approx. 2,025 yards (1,852 metres): also called sea mile.
Derivative
nautically adv.
Etymology
F nautique or f. L nauticus f. Gk nautikos f. nautes sailor f. naus ship

THESAURUS

nautical

bathymetric, bathyorographical, boating, deep-sea, hydrographic, marine, maritime, naval, navigational, ocean-going, oceanic, oceanographic, pelagic, sailing, salty, seafaring, seagoing, seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne, yachting

ROGET THESAURUS

nautical

Navigation

N navigation, aquatics, boating, yachting, ship, oar, paddle, screw, sail, canvas, aileron, natation, swimming, fin, flipper, fish's tail, aerostation, aerostatics, aeronautics, balloonery, balloon, ballooning, aviation, airmanship, flying, flight, volitation, wing, pinion, rocketry, space travel, astronautics, orbital mechanics, orbiting, voyage, sail, cruise, passage, circumnavigation, periplus, headway, sternway, leeway, fairway, mariner, flight, trip, shuttle, run, airlift, sailing, volant, aerostatic, seafaring, nautical, maritime, naval, seagoing, coasting, afloat, navigable, aerial, aeronautic, grallatory, under way, under sail, under canvas, under steam, on the wing, in flight, in orbit, bon voyage, spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale.


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