nautical C1 Topic:Transportation US /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/ UK /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual Freq #22909 Meanings 1 adj relating to ships, sailors, navigation, or travel by sea The captain unfolded a nautical chart before entering the narrow channel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to ships, sailors,... maritimemarineseafaring ↔ Opposites terrestrialland-based Word family Derived forms nautically Related forms navigationnavigatornavalnautical mile Common collocations nautical mile Adjective + noun Etymology From French nautique and Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos ("of ships or sailors"), itself based on naus ("ship"). English added the adjective-forming suffix -al. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nautical **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/ **Frequency rank:** 22909 ## Meanings 1. relating to ships, sailors, navigation, or travel by sea ## Examples - The captain unfolded a nautical chart before entering the narrow channel. ## Synonyms - maritime - marine - seafaring ## Antonyms - terrestrial - land-based ## Derived Forms - nautically ## Related Forms - navigation - navigator - naval - nautical mile ## Etymology From French nautique and Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos ("of ships or sailors"), itself based on naus ("ship"). English added the adjective-forming suffix -al. ## Topics - Transportation markdown