Nautical and Ocean

Nautical

Nautical adjective - Of or relating to navigation of the sea.
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Synonyms for Nautical

Ocean and nautical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ocean" instead an adjective "Nautical".

Ocean

Ocean noun - The whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth.
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Synonyms for Ocean

Nautical and ocean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nautical" instead an adjective "Ocean".

Nearby Words: oceanic, oceanography, Oceania, Oceanian

Both words in one sentence

  • Sailors, the ocean, Pirates and anything nautical, especially sponges and crabs that own restaurantsWe'll Meet AgainWorld War II, from the British perspective.
  • Space Is an Ocean: Hinted at when the nautical-minded Captain Haddock threatens to maroon the Thompsons on a desert star while in space.
  • Literature / Star Carrier Space Is an Ocean: But one that relies on 20th- and 21st-century nautical metaphors rather than ones from the Age of Sail, somewhat like Battlestar Galactica (2003).
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