# nautical

Pronunciation: say "NAW-ti-kuhl" US /ˈnɔ.tɪ.kəl/, UK /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/, AUS /ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to ships, shipping, navigation, or sailors.
   - Simple: Having to do with ships, sailing, 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._

## Origin

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

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