Meaning of NAUTICAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'notikul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" |
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| | Synonyms: | | marine, maritime |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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