GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found one definition

1.       
   Nautical , a. [L. nauticus, Gr. ναυτικός, fr. ναύτης a seaman, sailor, fr. ναῦς ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church.] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill.
   1913 Webster
   Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval.
   1913 Webster
   Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. -- Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. -- nautical mile. See under Mile.
   1913 Webster