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
Additionally, attendees have the chance to win free life jackets in a giveaway, peruse a swap meet with nautical goods, take a demonstration boat ride and check out fire boat demonstrations.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Even the Portuguese flag features an old nautical instrument at its centre, which led to the stage being designed as a stylized sextant.
—Christine Mortag, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
In practice, the oceans are enormous, and such tracking would require capturing an immense number of high-resolution images and processing them to locate what amounts to a nautical needle in a very wet haystack.
—David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Accurate seafloor mapping is critical for nautical charts, storm surge models, and fisheries planning.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Even the Portuguese flag features an old nautical instrument at its centre, which led to the stage being designed as a stylized sextant.
—Christine Mortag, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
In practice, the oceans are enormous, and such tracking would require capturing an immense number of high-resolution images and processing them to locate what amounts to a nautical needle in a very wet haystack.
—David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Accurate seafloor mapping is critical for nautical charts, storm surge models, and fisheries planning.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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The 19-foot Carolina Skiff eventually became lodged in a sandbar, and was listed as a navigational hazard, town officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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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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Attack drones and autonomous boats have repeatedly challenged conventional naval operations in regions including the Black Sea and Red Sea.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Malaysia inked a deal for the NSM anti-ship missile system in 2018 for Kongsberg to arm Malaysia’s new class of littoral combat ships under a broader naval modernization program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The department also said drones were used to monitor the situation and that marine units assisted along the shoreline and offshore.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Mark Hay, a Georgia Tech marine ecologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences who signed both letters, told me the breadth of support is itself the news.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The Mary Rose is a remarkable remnant of maritime history.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Stroll down Main Road and admire houses representing every era of Westport’s long colonial and maritime history, from Cape Cod cottages and colonial saltboxes to showy Greek Revival sea captains’ homes.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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