as in navigational
of or relating to navigation of the sea
collected sextants and other antique nautical equipment
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Recent Examples of nautical
Hudson Baby's Prime Day sales extend to many baby, toddler, and even big kid sizes and designs, like nautical seashells and rainbow mermaids.
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Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 8 July 2025
The day celebrates lighthouses and promotes the significance of the nation's lighthouse heritage in nautical navigation, per the American Lighthouse Foundation.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
The Nautical Sweater Summer calls for breezy nautical styles—no yacht required.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 17 July 2025
In the past, City Island was best known for its large seafood restaurants, often with nautical themes, that drew generations of diners seeking a respite from the hot concrete and stale air of the boroughs during the summer months.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 8 July 2025
The day celebrates lighthouses and promotes the significance of the nation's lighthouse heritage in nautical navigation, per the American Lighthouse Foundation.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
The Nautical Sweater Summer calls for breezy nautical styles—no yacht required.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 17 July 2025
In the past, City Island was best known for its large seafood restaurants, often with nautical themes, that drew generations of diners seeking a respite from the hot concrete and stale air of the boroughs during the summer months.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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The deployment of the Prince of Wales comes amid an intensifying naval rivalry between the United States—which operates the world's largest fleet of aircraft carriers—and China—which possesses the world's largest naval force by hull count—in the Pacific.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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George moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1946, hopping trains to get here, to work at the naval shipyards in Bremerton, Washington.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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From December to April, there’s free entertainment on the beach courtesy of the thousands of humpback whales that migrate every year from Alaska to mate and give birth, and there’s nothing like seeing a marine mammal the size of a school bus throw itself completely out of the water.—
Barbara Schuler,
Travel + Leisure,
30 July 2025
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Summer programs range from outdoor painting classes to literary lectures, a sculpture course using marine plastic debris, and even a blacksmithing workshop.—
Sylvie Bigar,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Australian Defense Department The deployment of the HIMARS—which can hit both land and maritime targets—follows the transit of a Chinese three-ship naval task group near Christmas Island earlier this year.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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From tiny shorebirds to formidable raptors, the Outer Banks plays host to a staggering array of bird species thanks to its varied collection of habitats, with estuaries, salt marshes and maritime woodlands found all across the region.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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