nautical
adjective/ˈnɔːtɪkl/
/ˈnɔːtɪkl/
- connected with ships, sailors and sailing
- nautical terms
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNautical is used with these nouns:- chart
- mile
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French nautique, or via Latin from Greek nautikos, from nautēs ‘sailor’, from naus ‘ship’.Definitions on the go
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