Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, rare)A nautical person or writer; a sailor.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Iron is used in nautical construction.

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  2. A knot is one nautical mile per hour.

    ruОдин узел — это одна морская миля в час. — Wezel

    deEin Knoten ist eine Seemeile pro Stunde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. A nautical mile measures distance and a knot measures speed.

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  4. A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth, and is equal to one minute of latitude.

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Forms

plural: nauticals
Singularnautical
Pluralnauticals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
nautic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
naughtyB2nauseanauseatenauseousnavalB2navenavel

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