a. [ L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church. ] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. -- Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. -- nautical mile. See under Mile. [ 1913 Webster ]
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(adj) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen, Syn. maritime, marine, Example:nautical charts; maritime law; marine insurance
(n) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6, 080 feet (1, 853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile, Syn. Admiralty mile, mi, mile, naut mi, geographical mile
(n) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1, 852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude, Syn. mi, mile, air mile, international nautical mile, knot, naut mi