nautically
In sailing terms
In a manner relating to ships, sailors, or navigation at sea.
The adverb modifies actions or descriptions connected to seafaring: The rope was nautically secured to the cleat.
Often appears in figurative contexts where someone applies maritime knowledge or terminology: He spoke nautically of "battening down" before the busy season.
Safe anchorage for ships
- portDocking place for ships
- starboardVessel's right-hand side
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
quay · berth · marina · anchorage · jetty · pier · slip · dry-dock
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- quadrantFourth of a circle
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
waypoint · bearing · course · heading · piloting · latitude · longitude · logbook
One who navigates ships
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- captainOne who commands
bosun · deckhand · navigator · quartermaster · coxswain · mate · commodore · admiral
Hull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- mastVessel's sail support
bowsprit · rudder · anchor · deck · gunwale · bulkhead · porthole · rigging
Vessel construction site
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
trimaran · dinghy · galley · schooner · brigantine · clipper · frigate · cutter
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
wharf · quay · berth · marina · anchorage · jetty · pier · slip · dry-dock · seawall
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- quadrantFourth of a circle
GPS · waypoint · bearing · course · heading · piloting · latitude · longitude · logbook · knot
mariner
One who navigates ships
captain · bosun · deckhand · navigator · quartermaster · coxswain · mate · commodore · admiral · crew
keel
Hull's structural base
mast · bowsprit · rudder · anchor · deck · gunwale · bulkhead · porthole · rigging · shroud
shipyard
Vessel construction site
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
catamaran · trimaran · dinghy · galley · schooner · brigantine · clipper · frigate · cutter · ketch
tide
Ocean's cyclical swell
squall · doldrums · tradewinds · windward · leeward · abeam · astern · adrift · becalmed · broaching
tacking
Angled sailing maneuver
beating · reaching · running · trimming · reefing · furling · mooring · docking · anchoring · right-of-way
nauticallyterrestrially
In a land-based way
on land · airborne · overland · spaceborne · on foot
- nautical chartMap for marine navigation
- nautical milesMarine distance units
- nautical starFive-pointed maritime symbol
- nautical knots
- nautical rope
- nautical adventureMaritime expedition with risk