nautical

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Etymology

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

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nautical (not generally comparable, comparative more nautical, superlative most nautical)

  1. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.
    nautical charts
    I was mostly unfamiliar with the nautical terms used in the sailing documentary.

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