English Explanatory Dictionary

nautical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/ [ˈnɔː.tɪ.kl̩] /ˈnɔ.tɪ.kəl/ [ˈnɔ.ɾɪ.kl̩] /ˈnɑ.tɪ.kəl/ [ˈnɑ.ɾɪ.kl̩] en-us-nautical.ogg /ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/ [ˈnoː.ɾɪ.kl̩]

Word forms

nautical more nautical most nautical naut.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French nautique + -al, from Latin nauticus (“of or relating to sailors”), from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós).

Derived words

aeronautical nautical chart nauticalese nauticalism nautical mile nautical twilight nonnautical unnautical
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