naval

[ ney-vuh l ]

/ ˈneɪ vəl /

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adjective

of or relating to warships: a naval battle; naval strength.

of or relating to ships of all kinds: naval architecture; naval engineer.

belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy: naval affairs.

possessing a navy: the great naval powers.

Origin of naval

1585–95; < Latin nāvālis, equivalent to nāv(is) ship + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM naval

na·val·ly, adverb non·na·val, adjective pre·na·val, adjective pro·na·val, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH naval

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

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One hundred and eight persons were killed and ninety-two wounded, most of them members of the English naval service.

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The naval officer was there because the hour of the midday meal on board the cruiser did not coincide with lunch time on shore.

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In 1911 naval policy was, for the first time, one of the vexed questions in a general election.

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The month of May, 1915, saw new characters enter the theatres of naval warfare.

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British Dictionary definitions for naval

naval

/ (ˈneɪvəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy

of or relating to ships; nautical

Word Origin for naval

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

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