nautical

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen“nautical charts”“maritime law”“marine insurance”Synonyms: maritime marine

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Nautical \Nau"tic*al\, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church.] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval. [1913 Webster]

Nautical almanac. See under Almanac.

Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface.

nautical mile. See under Mile. [1913 Webster]