Naval Definition

nāvəl
adjective
Of, having, characteristic of, or for a navy, its ships, personnel, etc.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with ships or shipping.
Webster's New World
Having a navy.
A great naval power.
American Heritage

Origin of Naval

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin nāvālis from nāvis ship nāu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Naval Sentence Examples

  • Within the yard there are extensive naval stores and barracks.

  • He entered the Naval Academy from New York in 1857, but resigned in March 1861.

  • As usually happened in this strife of the land power and the sea power, Napoleon's continental policy attained an almost complete success, while the naval and oriental schemes which he had more nearly at heart utterly miscarried.

  • It is mentioned in 354 B.C. as a trading port, and became important as a naval harbour during the Punic Wars.

  • The money thus obtained was appropriated in part to naval defence and harbours, and in part to the provision of old age pensions under the Federal Old Age Pension Act of 1908.

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Words Starting With

NNANAV

Words Ending With

LALVAL

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Words Starting With N and Ending With L

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