nautical
nau·ti·cal
nautical · nauticals
A nautical person or writerA nautical person or writer; a sailor.
/ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/
» Iron is used in nautical construction.
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1 senses(archaic, rare)A nautical person or writer; a sailor.
Examples
4 sentencesIron is used in nautical construction.
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
A nautical mile measures distance and a knot measures speed.
A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth, and is equal to one minute of latitude.