naval 
naval
Definition
na·val (nā′vəl)
adjective
- Now Rare of or having to do with ships or shipping
- 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
naval
Synonyms
naval
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- dockyard: A street in a town with a major naval dockyard.
- blockade: In the end Kennedy opted to use a naval blockade of Cuba, cutting off military supplies to the island.
- warfare: In modern naval warfare, surface ships do not operate independently.
- vessel: The ship was captured by a British naval vessel.
- architect: Naval Architect Prospects Web - profile of a naval architect from the official UK graduate careers website.
- supremacy: For the moment Carausius enjoyed naval supremacy in the Channel.
Modifying Another Word
naval Quotes
Yesterday, December 7,1941öa date which will live in infamyöthe United States of America was suddenlyand deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The Rhine is not more impassable than the Nile or Euphrates, and the Arabian fleet might have sailed without a naval combat into the mouth of theThames. Perhaps the interpretation of the Koran would now be taught in the schools of Oxford, and her pupils might demonstrate to a circumcised people the sanctityand truth of the revelation of Mahomet.
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