Nau"tic*al (?), a. [L. nauticus,
Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor,
fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of
a church.] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation,
or to ships; as, nautical skill.
Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval.
Nautical almanac. See under
Almanac. -- Nautical distance, the
length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on
the earth's surface. -- nautical mile. See
under Mile.