nautical
naw tuh kuhl
- a relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
nautical charts
- A great nautical pother has been stirred in the Press because Old Ironsides was not sailed.
- About three minutes later, Tokyo told the crew where the plane was: "You are now 72 nautical miles from Nagoya.
- Last year they increased that to 100 nautical miles and this year many shipping companies are telling their captains to stay at least 200 nautical miles offshore.