naval
IPA: nˈeɪvʌɫ
noun
- A surname.
- The provincial capital of Biliran, Philippines.
adjective
- (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
- (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.
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Examples of "naval" in Sentences
- Balanea, Carnus -- which he calls the naval station of Aradus -- Enydra,
- They might be interested in naval nuclear reactors, which use highly enriched uranium.
- During World War II, he served in naval intelligence in the China-Burma-India theater.
- During the war six million men passed through South African ports in naval convoys while their ships were repaired, refueled and equipped.
- David Cameron and his minions boast that this is only a temporary suspension in naval capability, as two new aircraft carriers are already under construction.
- As a boy, I thrilled to the glorious adventures of Britain's sailors, such as Sir Francis Drake, the renowned admirals Anson and Howe, and the great Sir Horatio Nelson, whose name will live forever in naval glory.
- States to keep troops in time of peace, and they are expressly distinguished and placed in a separate category from land or naval forces in the sixteenth paragraph above quoted; and the words _land_ and _naval forces_ are shown by paragraphs 12, 13, and 14, to mean the Army and Navy of the Confederate States.
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