Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nautical \Nau"tic*al\, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr.
   nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique.
   See {Nave} of a church.]
   Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to
   ships; as, nautical skill.

   Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See {Naval}.

   {Nautical almanac}. See under {Almanac}.

   {Nautical distance}, the length in nautical miles of the
      rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface.
      

   {nautical mile}. See under {Mile}.