Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to ships or shipping. See Synonyms at nautical.
- adj. Of or relating to a navy.
- adj. Having a navy: a great naval power.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to a ship or ships, their construction, equipment, management, or use; specifically, of or pertaining to a navy: as, naval architecture; a naval victory; a naval force; a naval station or hospital; naval stores.
- Possessing a navy: as, a naval power.
- In the United States, an officer of the Treasury Department who, at the larger maritime ports, is associated with the collector of customs. He assists in estimating duties, countersigns all permits, clearances, certificates, etc., issued by the collector, and examines and certifies his accounts. In the American colonies before the Revolution the naval officer was the administrator of the Navigation Act.
- Synonyms Marine, Nautical, etc. See maritime.
- Naval affairs.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or relating to a navy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships
WordNet 3.0
- adj. connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“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.”
“Balanea, Carnus -- which he calls the naval station of Aradus -- Enydra,”
“During the war six million men passed through South African ports in naval convoys while their ships were repaired, refueled and equipped.”
Forgotten Nation . . . Forgotten Heroes - A South African Remembers
“They might be interested in naval nuclear reactors, which use highly enriched uranium.”
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Sheldon Filger: Kiss the Royal Navy Goodbye: UK Economic Crisis Sinks the Fleet
“During World War II, he served in naval intelligence in the China-Burma-India theater.”
The Washington Post: Phillips Talbot, witness to history in India and Pakistan, dies at 95
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Eric Margolis: BRITAIN MAY PULL THE PLUG ON THE ROYAL NAVY
“The facts may be different, count them as you will in naval fleets, public debt or balances of trade.”
The Guardian: A British fleet with no aircraft carrier. Unthinkable!
“Also, "Losing ones bearings" is a reference to direction, mainly used in naval verbage from years ago.”
“MN During the 18th century, the arsenals were centres of technological innovation in naval construction, and here different machines and other elements were developed; the use of these devices spread to the merchant navy and to a multitude of land-based applications, as is the case of lifting machines and portable fire-fighting equipment.”
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