Dec 7, 2016 · The meaning of NAUTICAL is of, relating to, or associated with sailors, navigation, or ships. How to use nautical in a sentence.

/ ˈnɔ·t̬ɪ·kəl, ˈnɑt̬·ɪ- / Add to word list relating to ships, sailing, or people who work on ships (Definition of nautical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of nautical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 15, 2025 · nautical (not generally comparable, comparative more nautical, superlative most nautical) Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. quotations

Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs, sailor, from naus, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

NAUTICAL definition: of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation. See examples of nautical used in a sentence.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 nau•ti•cal (nô′ ti kəl, not′ i-), adj. Naval Terms, Nautical of or pertaining to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.

Factsheet What does the word nautical mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nautical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Britannica Dictionary definition of NAUTICAL : relating to ships and sailing a dictionary of nautical terms nautical charts