Definitions for nautical
ˈnɔ tɪ kəl, ˈnɒt ɪ-nau·ti·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. nautical, maritime, marineadjective

   relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

   "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nauticaladjective

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

   nautical charts

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nautical, Nautickadjective

   Pertaining to sailors.

   Etymology: nauticus, Latin.

   He elegantly shewed by whom he was drawn, which depainted the nautical compass with aut magnes, aut magna. William Camden.

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1. nautical

   Seamanship is the art, knowledge and competence of operating a ship, boat or other craft on water. The Oxford Dictionary states that seamanship is "The skill, techniques, or practice of handling a ship or boat at sea."It involves topics and development of specialised skills, including navigation and international maritime law and regulatory knowledge; weather, meteorology and forecasting; watchkeeping; ship-handling and small boat handling; operation of deck equipment, anchors and cables; ropework and line handling; communications; sailing; engines; execution of evolutions such as towing; cargo handling equipment, dangerous cargoes and cargo storage; dealing with emergencies; survival at sea and search and rescue; and fire fighting. The degree of knowledge needed within these areas is dependent upon the nature of the work and the type of vessel employed by a seafarer.

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1. nautical

   Nautical refers to anything related to sailors, ships, navigation of ships or the sea. It can cover areas of study, activities, terminology, equipment, or professions associated with seafaring and marine exploits.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nauticaladjective

   of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nautical

   naw′tik-al, adj. of or pertaining to ships, to sailors, or to navigation: naval: marine.—adv. Nau′tically.—Nautical almanac, an almanac giving information specially useful to sailors; Nautical mile, one-sixtieth of a degree measured at the Equator (=about 2025 yards). [L. nauticus—Gr. nautikos—naus; cog. with L. navis, a ship.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nautical

   Relating to navigation, sailors, or maritime affairs in general.

Anagrams for nautical »

1. actinula

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nautical in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nautical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of nautical in a Sentence

1. Ash Carter:

   The 12 nautical miles that I think you’re referring to does not pertain to features that were submerged and now are no longer submerged.

2. Randy Forbes:

   The passage of U.S. vessels within 12 nautical miles of China's man-made features in the South China Sea is a necessary and overdue response to China's destabilising behavior in the region.

3. Tamotsu Iba:

   Sony is like a ship that has set sail in the stormy weather of the electronics business, led by a captain who's using a flawed nautical map, he doesn't have the sensibility or intellect to notice it's wrong. Do board members, who should be in a position to supervise the captain, not notice? Are they tolerating it, not willing to point it out?

4. John Dalhuisen:

   You will have a bunch of boats ... sitting about 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Libya's territorial waters able in practice to serve no other useful function than search and rescue.

5. John McCain:

   The administration has continued to restrict our Navy ships from operating within 12 nautical miles of China's reclaimed islands, this is a dangerous mistake that grants de facto recognition of China's man-made sovereignty claims.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nautical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nautical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nautical
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nautical
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nautical
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=nautical