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nautical

adjective
SayNAW-ti-kuhl/ˈnɔ.tɪ.kəl/UK/ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/AUS/ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/

1 meaning of nautical

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Relating to ships, shipping, navigation, or sailors.

    The captain spread out the nautical charts and plotted a course around the reef.

    The museum's nautical collection includes ship models, brass compasses, and old logbooks.

    Similarmaritime, marine, seafaring

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French nautique, from Latin nauticus, “of or relating to sailors,” from Ancient Greek nautikós.