as in navigational
of or relating to navigation of the sea
collected sextants and other antique nautical equipment
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Recent Examples of nautical
For the dinner, Brigitte Macron opted for nautical inspiration.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
From [nautical] mile 200, the Argentine Navy [ …] under the coordination of the Joint Maritime Command, stands firm, patrolling and watching and ensuring that no foreign ship crosses our exclusive economic zone to plunder what belongs to Argentines.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
If your home has a more nautical theme, a fishhook is the perfect choice.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
The zone extends no more than 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and is adjacent to the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea of the U.S., including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Julia Teti, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
From [nautical] mile 200, the Argentine Navy [ …] under the coordination of the Joint Maritime Command, stands firm, patrolling and watching and ensuring that no foreign ship crosses our exclusive economic zone to plunder what belongs to Argentines.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
If your home has a more nautical theme, a fishhook is the perfect choice.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
The zone extends no more than 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and is adjacent to the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea of the U.S., including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nautical
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The federal lawsuit was filed less than a month after the same attorneys sued for access to migrants already detained at the U.S. naval base in Cuba after living in the country illegally.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Secretary Hegseth heads to Guantanamo Bay Satellite imagery of the Guantanamo Bay naval base shows the rapid construction of more than a hundred new structures as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to house tens of thousands of migrants at the facility.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These days, the buildings are used for marine science education programs.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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During his first term, President Trump sharply reduced the boundaries of two monuments in Utah — Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante — and stripped protections from a marine monument off the coast of New England to allow commercial fishing.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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The United States will use all available tools to disrupt the Houthis' terrorist activities and degrade their ability to threaten U.S. personnel, our regional partners, and global maritime trade.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the Trump administration was preparing an executive order aimed at reviving U.S. shipbuilding and cutting Chinese dominance of the global maritime industry.—
Kanishka Singh,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Nautical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nautical. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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