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more nautical

ADJECTIVE

concerning ships, sea

Synonyms

WEAK

abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea marine maritime navigating navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seafaring seagoing thalassic yachting

ADJECTIVE

sea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

maritime navigational seafaring

STRONG

marine

WEAK

abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea naval navigating oceangoing oceanic oceanographic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seagoing ship thalassic yachting

Example Sentences

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Where ocean-bound Britain’s fleets helped it reach out into the world in a more nautical age, its shores now cut it off from the rest of Europe more dramatically.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

Rivera, who once sailed his boat around the world, has “one more nautical dream” that he hopes to turn into a reality before he walks away from life as a newsman.

From Fox News • Sep. 4, 2020

He felt that this would be more nautical than a plush settee.

From Where the Blue Begins by Morley, Christopher

"You mean rig up a jury-rudder," exclaimed the Maestro, a flashing light of understanding in his eyes; "rig is the more nautical term."

From Caybigan by Hopper, James

I do not know if it has been observed that Iago uses more nautical phrases and metaphors than is at all usual with Shakespeare's characters.

From Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by Bradley, A. C. (Andrew Cecil)