nautical

(nô'tĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water.

[From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs, sailor, from naus, ship.]

nautically nau'ti·cal·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   nautical, marine, maritime, naval. These adjectives mean of or relating to the sea, ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation: nautical charts; marine insurance; maritime law; a naval officer.

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adjective

Of or relating to sea navigation: marine, maritime, navigational. See sea.

For a list of words related to nautical, see:

• Seamanship and Port - nautical: (adj) of or pertaining to ships, sailors, or navigation

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See words rhyming with "nautical."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nautisk

idioms:

• nautical mile    sømil

Nederlands (Dutch)
nautisch, zeevaartkundig

Français (French)
adj. - nautique, de marine, de navigation, marin, dans la marine

idioms:

• nautical mile    mile nautique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nautisch, seemännisch

idioms:

• nautical mile    Seemeile

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ναυτικός

idioms:

• nautical mile    ναυτικό μίλι

Italiano (Italian)
nautico

idioms:

• nautical mile    miglio nautico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - náutico

idioms:

• nautical mile    milha náutica

Русский (Russian)
морской

idioms:

• nautical mile    морская миля

Español (Spanish)
adj. - náutico, marítimo

idioms:

• nautical mile    milla marina

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nautisk, sjö-, navigations-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海上的, 船员的, 航海的

idioms:

• nautical mile    海里

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 海上的, 船員的, 航海的

idioms:

• nautical mile    海里

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 항해의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 航海の, 船員の

idioms:

• nautical mile    海里

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بحري, متعلق بالبحارة او الملاحه او السفن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של מלחים, ימי‬

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