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 Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The business is applying its existing background in maritime logistics, vessel assembly, and nautical systems integration to adapt the technology for aquatic environments.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
The firm regularly sold maps to individuals associated with the Dépôt de la Marine, an official repository of maps for the French Navy, including nautical maps of Boston Harbor sent shortly after the start of the war.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 17 June 2026
To evoke nautical rope at the bar, the team replicated its weave in cork, an effect discernible only by touch.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The business is applying its existing background in maritime logistics, vessel assembly, and nautical systems integration to adapt the technology for aquatic environments.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
The firm regularly sold maps to individuals associated with the Dépôt de la Marine, an official repository of maps for the French Navy, including nautical maps of Boston Harbor sent shortly after the start of the war.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 17 June 2026
To evoke nautical rope at the bar, the team replicated its weave in cork, an effect discernible only by touch.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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Panthalassa previously conducted oceanic field tests using its Ocean-1, Ocean-2, and Wavehopper designs in 2021 and 2024 to verify the stability of its power generation and navigational software.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Joining a long line of interruptive digital devices that have made their presences known at the Hot Topics table (from Joy Behar's navigational assistant to her own blaring iPhone), Sara Haines' phone went off Monday on the air.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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French, American, British and other naval crews already have experience of escorting civilian ships through hostile fire in the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Albanian naval officer Bamir Kundreti, who is 56 years old, lived with his family on Sazan for eight years after 1991 as a torpedo boat commander.—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office marine unit recovered the body, who was later identified as the missing person, Liverpool.—
Sofia Saric
June 16,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Plastic accumulates in our oceans and on our beaches, killing seabirds, sea turtles and other marine mammals.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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According to maritime intelligence firm Windward AI, 18 transits were recorded across the June 17-18, the highest single-window count of the conflict.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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The Discovery Channel got involved in early 2026 and recruited Calvin Mires, a maritime archaeologist for Marine Imaging Technologies, who has worked on many World War II wrecks.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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