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naval

[ ney-vuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to warships:

    a naval battle; naval strength.

  2. of or relating to ships of all kinds:

    naval architecture; naval engineer.

  3. belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy:

    naval affairs.

  4. possessing a navy:

    the great naval powers.



naval

/ ˈneɪvəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
  2. of or relating to ships; nautical


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Other Words From

  • naval·ly adverb
  • non·naval adjective
  • pre·naval adjective
  • pro·naval adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of naval1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin nāvālis, equivalent to nāv(is) “ship” + -ālis -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of naval1

C16: from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau

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Example Sentences

Editor's Note: This story had been amended to clarify Jeffrey Wright's Naval service.

However, there has been a lot of work done since the report was released, the naval architect said.

“This is an area that the Navy is taking seriously,” one naval architect familiar with the design told The Daily Beast.

She entered into the Naval Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy at 17 while still in high school.

Churchill welcomed the approach and immediately continued the exchanges using the code name “naval person.”

He had seen through a powerful naval glass some figures standing erect and silhouetted against the sky on the parapet.

I decided after anxious searching of heart to help the French by taking over some portion of their line with the Naval Brigade.

First we attack with the naval half and are held up—next we attack with the army half and are held up.

During the first few weeks following the Cavite naval battle nothing remarkable occurred between the belligerents.

Last night the French and the Naval Brigade made a good advance with slight loss.

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