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
Serena & Lily channels calm, coastal vibes for your beach house or back porch, featuring lots of wicker and nautical blues and whites.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
An eclectic collection of vintage finds awaits at Bay Breeze Antiques, including nautical and beach-themed pieces like rattan furniture and kitschy pelican lamps.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
From all these locations, Regulus will disappear behind the moon's dark limb against a cobalt-blue sky during nautical or late twilight, with the sun at least 12 degrees below the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But even before that nautical narrative of a reality show sailed into his life, the Australia native spent 30 years in the shipping/boating/charter industries.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
An eclectic collection of vintage finds awaits at Bay Breeze Antiques, including nautical and beach-themed pieces like rattan furniture and kitschy pelican lamps.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
From all these locations, Regulus will disappear behind the moon's dark limb against a cobalt-blue sky during nautical or late twilight, with the sun at least 12 degrees below the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But even before that nautical narrative of a reality show sailed into his life, the Australia native spent 30 years in the shipping/boating/charter industries.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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Kim separately supervised the navigational manoeuvrability of one of its two modern navy destroyers being tested for deployment, KCNA said.—
Jack Kim,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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For example, for aircraft headed across the Atlantic that encounter GNSS interference near the Black Sea, Hay said air traffic control would make sure the vehicles are spaced a greater distance apart for safety in case navigational reliability were to be comprised.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But there was little sign that Washington might be willing to abandon its naval blockade and accept the offer.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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By October 2020, 190 of our naval ships, nearly 65% of the deployable fleet, reported at least one infection.—
Arthur Caplan,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rodent sightings on cruise ships is relatively rare, according to Walt Nadolny, professor emeritus of marine transportation and global business at the State University of New York Maritime College, and a former environmental officer for Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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At school, Mira is participating in a marine-science program called Ocean Ambassadors.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The deployment could also shape how the service uses autonomous systems in other coastal and maritime regions in the coming years.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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On Monday, the IRGC announced a new maritime control area that covered a large area to the west and east of the strait, stretching into the Gulf of Oman, according to a map issued with the announcement.—
Eleni Giokos,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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