nautical

Etymology

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

adj

  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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