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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a rare maritime chart from the 17th century
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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the city's extraordinary boom is almost entirely due to the increase in maritime commerce
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Recent Examples of maritime
The city does face a possible logjam of events, with World Cup games and celebrations for America's 250th anniversary of independence, a Sail250 maritime gathering – and a wedding that could attract hundreds of fans.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
The exercise brought together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force under Project Vantage, an initiative aimed at accelerating the testing and evaluation of maritime attack drones.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Crimea juts out into the sea, leaving it initially vulnerable to Ukraine’s maritime drones.
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Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
The exercise brought together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force under Project Vantage, an initiative aimed at accelerating the testing and evaluation of maritime attack drones.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Crimea juts out into the sea, leaving it initially vulnerable to Ukraine’s maritime drones.
—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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Inside, Boxing the Compass, a nautical term for changing direction and reversing course, sounds as if 44 years never passed since Haircut 100 first made their rounds with a spectrum of pop, soul, funk, and jazz.
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The space is complemented by custom macramé panels shaping the LV flower from rope, reflecting coastal and nautical elements.
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El Niño is expected to prolong an existing unrelated marine heat wave that would otherwise typically start fading between October and December, scientists say.
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People should also stay alert to local water conditions, including rip currents and the presence of other marine animals such as jellyfish.
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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense heavyweight Lockheed Martin is leading the race to buy naval defense group Ultra Maritime, CNBC has learned.
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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
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Swimming alongside oceanic manta rays and watching dolphins race beside the boat left a lasting impression, but so did the lifestyle itself.
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Panthalassa previously conducted oceanic field tests using its Ocean-1, Ocean-2, and Wavehopper designs in 2021 and 2024 to verify the stability of its power generation and navigational software.
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Each ship gets a set of navigational positions to hit — the term for this is scheme of maneuver — on the morning of the Fourth.
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Wasley Products was part of the Navstar orbiting satellite which worked within a cluster of 24 satellites to provide accurate navigational position for ships, land vehicles, people and aircraft to an accuracy of three feet.
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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