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
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈnɑt.ɪ.kəl/
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AdjectiveEdit
nautical (not generally comparable, comparative more nautical, superlative most nautical)
- 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.