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Synonyms for naval

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ney-vuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪ vəl


Définition of naval

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Old French naval (14c.) and directly from Latin navalis "pertaining to a ship or ships," from navis "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (cf. Sanskrit nauh, accusative navam "ship, boat;" Armenian nav "ship;" Greek naus "ship," nautes "sailor;" Old Irish nau "ship;" Welsh noe "a flat vessel;" Old Norse nor "ship"). An Old English word for "naval" was scipherelic.
  • adj seagoing
Example sentences :
  • We now loaded with naval stores, and cleared again for Liverpool.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Now, the Government of Quebec is neither a naval nor a military power.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • He was a naval officer, and he had brought me a sailor who had been wounded at the fort of Ivry.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Madden realized he was seeing what every landsman dreams of seeing: a naval battle.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • Naval activity in the northern waters of Europe did not abate.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The lull in naval construction, however, was of short duration.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Four of the Boveyhayne men had been drowned in a naval battle.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Of the disposition of the naval forces of Germany less was known.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • The first naval battle of the Great War was fought on August 28, 1914.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • He was a pupil at the naval college, and had no suspicion of the calling of his mother.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson

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