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 ship’s nautical interiors likewise nod to history.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The nautical colors remind me of summer and go well with almost any neutral-colored trousers.
—Leila Najafi, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
The casual spot near Pike Place Market is all about nautical colors, the vivid blue and white adding a fresh feel to a menu that’s fish-and-chips and chowder focused.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Harbor folks recently renovated it into a bar serving beer and wine, decked out with fun nautical decor, and have opened it to the public on Fridays.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The nautical colors remind me of summer and go well with almost any neutral-colored trousers.
—Leila Najafi, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
The casual spot near Pike Place Market is all about nautical colors, the vivid blue and white adding a fresh feel to a menu that’s fish-and-chips and chowder focused.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Harbor folks recently renovated it into a bar serving beer and wine, decked out with fun nautical decor, and have opened it to the public on Fridays.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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Anthropic's Claude has offered conversation branching for over a year, allowing users to switch between branches with navigational arrow buttons.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, this precarious stretch of sea is known for its quickly changing weather patterns, varying sea levels and complicated navigational realities.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Washington has in recent weeks moved several naval assets to Latin America in a bid to counter drug cartels, an operation Caracas said is an effort to drive regime change.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The parade and festival are celebrated every year in Waukegan, a northern suburb along Lake Michigan near Great Lakes naval base, the facility set to be used as a command center for incoming immigration agents.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This natural formation of limestone rocks is a popular place to look for fish and other marine life, including dolphins.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Scientists have also predicted that such events could become more common due to factors such as global warming, the arrival of invasive marine species, habitat loss of predators, and over-fishing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Materials used to kit out these areas also reflect Liverpool’s maritime past — again the intention being to make supporters feel at home in plush, new surroundings that could not be more of a contrast to Goodison.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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China calls for the peaceful utilization of the Arctic and commits itself to maintaining peace and stability, protecting lives and property, and ensuring the security of maritime trade, operations and transport in the region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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