nautical term

collocation in English

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nautical
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈnɑː.t̬i.kəl/
relating to ships, sailing, ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofnauticalandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is quite in order; it is anauticalterm.
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I have, to use anauticalterm, been trying to steer a middle course.
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Thenauticaltermways is an alternative name for slipway.
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The origin of thenauticaltermis obscure.
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In the days of tall-ship sailing, thenauticaltermmonkey was used to refer to anything of small size on the ship.
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The name is derived from thenauticaltermthe roads, a place less sheltered than a harbour but which ships can easily get to.
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Scend is anauticaltermdescribing the horizontal forward and backward flow of sea water breaking over a shallow obstruction, caused by the incoming ocean swell.
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The name of the island comes from thenauticalterm"careening", which means to lean a ship on its side for repairing or scraping its hull.
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I am not acquainted with nautical terms.
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Many are or derive from nautical terms and other naval terminology.
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Some impersonal examples of relative direction in language are the nautical terms bow, aft, port, and starboard.
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