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nautics

nautics noun: the art of sailing; navigation. Also the plural of nautic.

Noun

nautics (uncountable)

  1. The art of sailing; navigation.

Also used as

nautics is also the plural of nautic.

Origin of nautics

From nautic + -s. Compare Ancient Greek ναυτικά (nautiká, “navigation, seamanship”).

Questions about nautics

What does nautics mean?
Nautics means the art of sailing; navigation.
What part of speech is nautics?
Nautics is a noun.

Words near nautics in the dictionary

  1. nauticalities
  2. nauticality
  3. nautically
  4. nauticalness
  5. nauticals
  6. nautics
  7. nautiform
  8. nautilaceous
  9. nautili
  10. nautilicone
  11. nautilicones

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