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na·val  (nvl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to ships or shipping. See Synonyms at nautical.
2. Of or relating to a navy.
3. Having a navy: a great naval power.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nvlis, from nvis, ship; see nu- in Indo-European roots.]

naval [ˈneɪvəl]
adj
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
2. of or relating to ships; nautical
[from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.naval - connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; "naval history"; "naval commander"; "naval vessels"

naval
adjective nautical, marine, maritime He was the senior serving naval officer.
Translations
naval [ˈneɪvəl]
A. ADJ [warfare, strength, base] → naval; [affairs, forces] → de la marina; [officer] → de marina; [power] → marítimo
Britain's naval traditionla tradición naval británica
B. CPD naval academy Nescuela f naval
naval attaché Nagregado m naval
naval college Nescuela f naval

naval [ˈneɪvəl] adjnaval(e)
naval architect narchitecte m naval
naval base nbase f navale
naval college nécole f navale
naval officer nofficier m de marine

naval
adjder Marine; his interests are naval not militaryer interessiert sich für die Marine und nicht für das Heer

naval:
naval academy
nMarineakademie f
naval architect
nSchiffsbauingenieur(in) m(f)
naval architecture
nSchiffsbau m
naval aviation
nSeeflugwesen nt
naval base
nFlottenbasis for -stützpunkt m
naval battle
nSeeschlacht f
naval blockade
nSeeblockade f
naval college
nMarineschule f
naval forces
naval officer
nMarineoffizier(in) m(f)
naval port
naval power
nSeemacht f
naval warfare
nSeekrieg m

naval [ˈneɪvl] adj (battle, strength, base, academy) → navale; (affairs, barracks) → della marina
naval forces → forze fpl navali, marina militare
naval officer → ufficiale m di marina

naval navy
naval بحري námořní flåde- Marine- ναυτικός naval laivasto- naval pomorski navale 海軍の 해군의 scheeps- marine- morski naval морской marin เกี่ยวกับเรือ deniz thuộc hải quân 海军的


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What ships from beyond they have warned only the secret archives of government show; but, a naval officer myself, I have gathered from the traditions of the service that it has been fully two hundred years since smoke or sail has been sighted east of 30d or west of 175d.
Burges, Duer and Mackenzie, 1843; The French Governess; or, The Embroidered Handkerchief, 1843; Richard Dale, 1843; Wyandotte, 1843; Ned Myers, or Life before the Mast, 1843; Afloat and Ashore (Miles Wallingford, Lucy Hardinge), two series, 1844; Proceedings of the Naval Court-Martial in the Case of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, etc.
A BIG Nation having a quarrel with a Little Nation, resolved to terrify its antagonist by a grand naval demonstration in the latter's principal port.
 
 
 
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