nau·ti·cal

[naw-ti-kuhl, not-i-]
adjective
of or pertaining to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin nautic(us) pertaining to ships or sailors (< Greek nautikós, equivalent to naû(s) ship + -tikos -tic) + -al1

nau·ti·cal·i·ty [naw-ti-kal-i-tee, not-i-] , noun
nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·nau·ti·cal, adjective
non·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·nau·ti·cal, adjective

naval, nautical.


seagoing, marine, maritime.
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nautical (ˈnɔːtɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or involving ships, navigation, or sailors
 
[C16: from Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from naus ship]
 
'nautically
 
adv

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nautical
1552, from M.Fr. nautique, from L. nauticus "pertaining to ships or sailors," from Gk. nautikos, from nautes "sailor," from naus "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (see naval).
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Example sentences
The attendees were mostly older people, in vaguely nautical garb, and they were in a mood to rumble.
Issued in nine volumes, they contain supplemental information that is difficult to portray on a nautical chart.
The time it takes to produce a new nautical chart varies greatly.
His office is spacious, accented here and there with nautical embellishments.
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