nautical

adjective
🔊/ˈnɔːtɪkl/
🔊/ˈnɔːtɪkl/
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  1. connected with ships, sailors and sailing航海的;海员的;船舶的
    • nautical terms航海术语
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNautical is used with these nouns:
    • chart
    • mile
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French nautique, or via Latin from Greek nautikos, from nautēs ‘sailor’, from naus ‘ship’.