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
However, one easy way to translate this nautical trend into everyday life is through stylish seashells.
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Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The combination of the missile and the radar could give the aircraft a 400-nautical-mile (460 mile) class stand-off strike capability.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
No more bulbous, nautical EQS shapes or minorly smoothed over boxy G-Wagen aesthetic.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Founded in 1968, West Marine began with founder Randy Repass selling nautical ropes by mail from his Sunnyvale, California garage.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
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Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The combination of the missile and the radar could give the aircraft a 400-nautical-mile (460 mile) class stand-off strike capability.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
No more bulbous, nautical EQS shapes or minorly smoothed over boxy G-Wagen aesthetic.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Founded in 1968, West Marine began with founder Randy Repass selling nautical ropes by mail from his Sunnyvale, California garage.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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In a new study, Wikelski and other researchers decided to draw back the curtain on pigeons' navigational secrets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Pino, Adams said, had hundreds of hours of experience operating the boat and violated several navigational rules on the day of the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Despite reports of new naval escorts in recent days, a spokesperson for US Central Command said that had not happened.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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The Philippines is getting six used Japanese escort destroyers armed with anti-submarine and anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and naval guns.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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So began the journey to create a hideaway resort sensitive to the natural environment and a marine reserve with the aim to recover the coral reefs damaged by dynamite fishing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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However, since it’s naturally found in warm marine waters, people with open wounds can be exposed to Vibrio vulnificus through direct contact with seawater.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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At the outset of the war, gasoline prices surged in response to Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime trading route that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of global crude supply.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The organization also ran a maritime flotilla earlier this spring consisting of dozens of boats, which was intercepted before reaching Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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