nauticとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

nautic (not comparable)

1. (chiefly poetic and literary, now rare) Synonym of nautical.

派生語

名詞

nautic (plural nautics)

1. (colloquial) A sailor, especially one in the Royal Navy.
   • 1909 June 3, J. O., “Motors and Motoring. Notes and Comments.”, in The Westminster Gazette, late extra edition, volume XXXIII, number 5,016, London: […] Edward Lloyd, […], →OCLC, page 4, column 2:

     “Nautics” love the spray of the waves more than they do the dust of the roads, and the inland mariner the wash of the river rather than the splash of mud, […]

   • 1943, B[ernard] J[ohn] Hurren, “The Mantle of Hathor”, in Eastern Med: A Personal Narrative, London: Frederick Muller […], →OCLC, page 76:

     A complete reversal of policy was now thrust upon an eager company of flying nautics.

   • [1951], Paul Brickhill, “The Naked Battleship”, in The Dam Busters, London: Companion Book Club, published 1952, →OCLC, page 274:

     [T]hat did not deter a certain dynamic personality at Bomber Command from grunting with deep satisfaction to one of his subordinates when he heard the Tirpitz was sunk, “That’s one in the eye for the Nautics!”

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