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nautical

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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nau·ti·cal /ˈnɔːtɪkəl $ ˈnɒː-/ adjective  TTWrelating to ships, boats, or sailing 船舶的;航海的 nautical equipment 航海装备
Examples from the Corpus
nauticalLittle about the stateroom was nautical.What if William and the Watch went down together in some nautical disaster on the next trial?Between them, they have it all: restaurants, historic sights, clothing shops, nautical exhibits.Brilliant white walls and shimmering blue paintwork give the hallway a jaunty nautical feel.Old-fashioned bistro atmosphere with nautical flavour.Each tube can hold a Trident missile with up to eight nuclear warheads that can be flung 4,000 nautical miles.The Tomahawk had a range of 500 nautical miles.
From Longman Business Dictionarynauticalnau‧ti‧cal /ˈnɔːtɪkəlˈnɒː-/ adjective connected with ships or sailinga nautical information database used for making chartsOrigin nautical (1500-1600) Latin nauticus, from Greek, from nautes sailor, from naus ship
nau·ti·cal adjectiveChineseSyllable
sailing relating ships, Business or Corpus boats, to


nautical
nautical /ˈnɔːtɪkəl $ ˈnɒː-/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: nauticus, from Greek, from nautes 'sailor', from naus 'ship'
relating to ships, boats, or sailing:
    nautical equipment


naut·icalBrE /ˈnɔːtɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɔːtɪkl/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with ships, sailors and sailing 航海的;海员的;船舶的nautical terms航海术语