nautical
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- naut. (abbreviation)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French nautique, from Latin nauticus (“of or relating to sailors”), from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
nautical (not generally comparable, comparative more nautical, superlative most nautical)
- Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.
- nautical charts