nautical day

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It becomes the most ill-conceived nautical day trip since “Gilligan’s Island.”

From New York Times

The night passed as usual, and at noon of the 17th, or at the termination of the nautical day, the fleet had left another long track of ocean between it and the old world.

From Project Gutenberg

The nautical day formerly commenced at meridian, and, with all our native ingenuity and high professional prerogatives, we have not been able to discover whether the editor of the journal has adopted that mode of counting time, or whether he has condescended to use the more vulgar and irrational practice of landsmen.

From Project Gutenberg

It commences at noon, twelve hours after the civil day, which itself begins twelve hours after the nautical day, so that the noon of the civil day, the beginning of the astronomical day, and the end of the nautical day, occur at the same moment.

From Project Gutenberg

Twelve o'clock, if there be neither fog nor cloud, is the most important hour of a nautical day.

From Project Gutenberg