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naval definition

na·val (nā′vəl)

adjective

  1. Now Rare of or having to do with ships or shipping
  2. of, having, characteristic of, or for a navy, its ships, personnel, etc.

Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr naval < L navalis < navis, a ship: see navy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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