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
The Great Lakes represents the world's largest freshwater system and are a major shipping hub, with maritime travel dating back several centuries and perilous nautical conditions marked by navigational challenges and seasonal weather.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Take in Mystic’s nautical roots at the Mystic Seaport Museum, which has exhibits on maritime history, including one of figureheads and ship carvings.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
The nautical cardigan The preppy trend is riding high for fall 2025, which means injecting a bit of knitwear with nautical notes into your everyday wear only makes sense.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
Twin Oast Catawba Island, Ohio Businesses on Catawaba Island tend to lean nautical in their design, but Twin Oast literally draws from its 60-acre farm.
—Kate Bernot, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Take in Mystic’s nautical roots at the Mystic Seaport Museum, which has exhibits on maritime history, including one of figureheads and ship carvings.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
The nautical cardigan The preppy trend is riding high for fall 2025, which means injecting a bit of knitwear with nautical notes into your everyday wear only makes sense.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
Twin Oast Catawba Island, Ohio Businesses on Catawaba Island tend to lean nautical in their design, but Twin Oast literally draws from its 60-acre farm.
—Kate Bernot, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Great Lakes represents the world's largest freshwater system and are a major shipping hub, with maritime travel dating back several centuries and perilous nautical conditions marked by navigational challenges and seasonal weather.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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According to the report, Chinese naval ships deployed in the PMZ during that period included Type 054A and Type 054B frigates.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The same designs may also support therapies for marine mammals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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In other marine animals, parasites can have profound effects.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, this modern noir with a feminine twist features atmospheric camerawork and framing, as well as an enrapturing score by Jordan Dykstra and Brian McOmber, blending eerie strings with maritime folk.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The tall ship is used to educate more than 5,000 school children a year on maritime history and pirate life.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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