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nau·ti·cal 
[naw-ti-kuhl, not-i-] Pronunciation Key
[naw-ti-kuhl, not-i-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| of or pertaining to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms. |
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| nau·ti·cal
(nô'tĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs, sailor, from naus, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.] nau'ti·cal·ly adv. Synonyms: These adjectives mean of or relating to the sea, ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation: nautical charts; marine insurance; maritime law; a naval officer. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| nautical | |
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| relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nautical
Nau"tic*al\, a. [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. Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval. 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.
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