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nautical star

nautical star noun: a symbol representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States military, and indicating geographic north in compass roses on nautical charts.

nautical star: a symbol representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States...
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Noun

nautical star (plural nautical stars)

  1. A symbol representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States military, and indicating geographic north in compass roses on nautical charts.

Forms of nautical star

pluralnautical stars

Questions about nautical star

What does nautical star mean?
Nautical star means a symbol representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States military, and indicating geographic north in compass roses on nautical charts.
What part of speech is nautical star?
Nautical star is a noun.
What is the plural of nautical star?
The plural of nautical star is nautical stars.

Words near nautical star in the dictionary

  1. nautical
  2. nautical chart
  3. nautical charts
  4. nautical mile
  5. nautical miles
  6. nautical star
  7. nautical style
  8. nautical twilight
  9. nauticalese
  10. nauticalism
  11. nauticalisms

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