NAUTICAL
nautical, maritime, marine
(adjective) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; “nautical charts”; “maritime law”; “marine insurance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nautical (comparative more nautical, superlative most nautical)
Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.
Anagrams
• actinula
Source: Wiktionary
Nau"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. nauticus, Gr. nautique. See Nave of a church.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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