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# nautical

«nautical» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with ships, sailing or sailors** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) To do with ships, sailing or sailors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#m1)

2) Using things or designs from the sea and ships: nautical stripes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and maths lessons, a «nautical mile» is a unit of distance at sea (about 1.85 km). In everyday life «nautical» describes sailor-style clothes, anchors and decorations. Phrases: nautical mile, nautical chart, nautical theme, nautical terms.

### examples

- A nautical mile is longer than a normal mile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x1)
- The captain studied the nautical chart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x2)
- Our bathroom has a nautical theme with anchors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x3)
- «Port» and «starboard» are nautical words for left and right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x4)
- She wore a nautical striped top. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x5)
- Sailors learn many nautical knots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x6)
- The museum is full of nautical treasures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x7)
- They all donned pirate clothes cut off at the knee, shaved smartly, and tumbled up, with the true nautical roll and hitching their trousers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/#x8)

### note

Adjective, usually before a noun. In maths: 1 nautical mile = 1,852 metres (about 1.15 ordinary miles); ship speed in knots = nautical miles per hour. Similar: maritime, naval (to do with a navy).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nautical» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nautical/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.