Nautical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See {Naval}.
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     {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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nautical
       adj : relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or
             seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine
             insurance" [syn: {maritime}, {marine}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "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