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Nautilus

Syllabification: (Nau·ti·lus)
Pronunciation: /ˈnôtl-əs/

Definition of Nautilus
  • the first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954. This US Navy vessel made a historic journey (August 1-5, 1958) under the ice of the North Pole.
  • trademark an exercise machine that matches resistance with output of force.

Origin:

a name previously given to Robert Fulton's “diving boat” (1800), also to the fictitious submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

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