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
They are surrounded by a chaotic lattice of masts and rigs, hallmarks of the nautical flow that brought people and goods to ports along the Thames.
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Muntz is a marine material in the nautical brass family that was relied upon to sheath ship hulls, protecting them from marine organisms that would contribute to rot.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Some of the ladies shopped for nautical attire, especially for the occasion.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Muntz is a marine material in the nautical brass family that was relied upon to sheath ship hulls, protecting them from marine organisms that would contribute to rot.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Some of the ladies shopped for nautical attire, especially for the occasion.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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The Trump administration started sending migrants to the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, on Tuesday as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigration, the White House said.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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The two countries jointly operate several military bases across the Philippines and regularly conduct naval and air exercises to improve interoperability.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Researchers suggested follow-up surveys both for deep-sea sea cucumbers specifically and for exploring marine life in the region more generally.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Related article Massive sinkhole threatens to swallow West Virginia police department Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.—
Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the wreck, which was one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the Pacific Northwest’s history.—
Joel Sams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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They are not allowed into the U.S. — a policy to deter maritime migration.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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