nautic

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adjective

Synonym of nautical.

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nautical
OriginMiddle French nautique ← Classical Latin nauticus ← Ancient Greek ναυτικός →
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Meanings

adjectivenautic (not comparable)
  1. archaicliterarynot comparablepoeticSynonym of nautical.

    Synonyms: nautical

nounnautic (plural nautics)

plural nautics

  1. colloquialA sailor, especially one in the Royal Navy.

    A complete reversal of policy was now thrust upon an eager company of flying nautics.

    1943, B[ernard] J[ohn] Hurren, “The Mantle of Hathor”, in Eastern Med: A Personal Narrative, London: Frederick Muller […], →OCLC, page 76
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    “Nautics” love the spray of the waves more than they do the dust of the roads, and the inland mariner the wash of the river rather than the splash of mud, […]

    1909 June 3, J. O., “Motors and Motoring. Notes and Comments.”, in The Westminster Gazette, late extra edition, volume XXXIII, number 5,016, London: […] Edward Lloyd, […], →OCLC, page 4, column 2

    [T]hat did not deter a certain dynamic personality at Bomber Command from grunting with deep satisfaction to one of his subordinates when he heard the Tirpitz was sunk, “That’s one in the eye for the Nautics!”

    [1951], Paul Brickhill, “The Naked Battleship”, in The Dam Busters, London: Companion Book Club, published 1952, →OCLC, page 274

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of nautical.

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nautical
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nautical

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekναυτικός
  2. Classical Latinnauticus“of or relating to ships, seafaring”
  3. Middle Frenchnautique“of or relating to sailors or navigation”
  4. Englishnautic

A borrowing from Middle French nautique (“of or relating to sailors or navigation”) and a learned borrowing from its etymon, Classical Latin nauticus (“of or relating to ships, seafaring”), from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjectival suffix). Compare earlier nautical (likewise also used as a noun; compare Classical Latin nauticus (“sailor”)).

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APA

nautic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nautic

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“nautic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nautic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nautic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nautic.

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