nautical
To do with ships, sailors and the sea.
nautical in a sentence
- The museum's nautical room was full of anchors, sails and old maps once used by sailors.
- Captain Iris used nautical words like 'starboard' and 'galley' even at home in her kitchen.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to nautical?
- Amaritime
- Bdry
- Cinland
- Dland
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A: maritime. The other three mean the opposite of nautical.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to nautical?
- Amarine
- Bmaritime
- Cseafaring
- Dland
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D: land. The other three mean nearly the same as nautical.
Words that mean something similar
maritime, seafaring, marine
Words that mean the opposite
land, inland, dry
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- occupy: To live in, fill or take up a space.
- odour: A smell, often an unpleasant one.
- outskirts: The outer edges of a town or city, far from the centre.
- peril: The threat of serious danger.
- perilous: Very dangerous.
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