Definition of Nautically. Meaning of Nautically. Synonyms of Nautically

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Definition of Nautically

Nautically
Nautically Nau"tic*al*ly, adv. In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.

Meaning of Nautically from wikipedia

- A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined...
- consistent with a long nautical tradition of accurate celestial navigation. Nautical time divides the globe into 24 nautical time zones with hourly clock...
- A gangway is a narrow p****age that joins the quarterdeck to the forecastle of a sailing ship. The term is also extended to mean the narrow p****ages used...
- In nautical terms, the word sound is used to describe the process of determining the depth of water in a tank or under a ship. Tanks are sounded to determine...
- the following objects that make use of nautical floats. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on nautical floats for buoyancy. Common boat designs...
- In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel. Historically, they are a development from...
- measured at deck level Look up beam (nautical) in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Other meanings of 'beam' in the nautical context are: Beam – a timber similar...
- In sailing and boating, a vessel's freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the upper deck level, measured at the lowest point of sheer where water...
- Nautical fiction, frequently also naval fiction, sea fiction, naval adventure fiction or maritime fiction, is a genre of literature with a setting on or...
- Belcher, Edward (1867). The sailor's word-book: An alphabetical digest of nautical terms, including some more especially military and scientific ... as well...