Naval
['neɪv(ə)l] or ['nevl]
Definition
(adj.) connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; 'naval history'; 'naval commander'; 'naval vessels' .
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Definition
(a.) Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Nautical, marine, maritime.
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Definition
adj. pertaining to ships: consisting of or possessing ships: marine: nautical: belonging to the navy.—Naval brigade a body of seamen so arranged as to be able to serve on land; Naval officer an officer on board a man-of-war: a custom-house officer of high rank in the United States; Naval tactics the science and methods of managing and moving squadrons of ships.
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Examples
- This he made into a great naval fortress. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But this great naval power could not, in either of those wars, be owing to the act of navigation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Tests on a considerable scale were made by order of the naval authorities. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- A great naval battle at Actium (31 B.C.) was decided by the unexpected desertion of Cleopatra with sixty ships in the midst of the fight. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Since the days of Salamis there had been a considerable development of naval architecture. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The questions treated in it were purely naval. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Among the technical w ritings of Varro besides the book on agriculture, which is extant, are numbered works on law, mensuration, and naval tactics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- But the coast line of Greece is one much exposed to naval action. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This was a naval gun, the largest yet made for naval purposes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the battle of Myl? (260 B.C.) the Romans gained their first naval victory and captured or destroyed fifty vessels. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The daughter of the chief mine-owner of the district, Thomas Crich, was getting married to a naval officer. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Perceiving of what great utility such an instrument would prove in naval and military operations, and seeing that His Serenity the Doge desired to possess it, I resolved on the 24th inst. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The naval force had been already assembled, or was assembling, but they were obliged to run into Beaufort for munitions, coal, etc. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In the year 1298 a naval battle occurred between the Genoese and the Venetians, in which the latter were defeated. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At the same time a large naval fleet will be assembled there, and the iron-clads will run the batteries as they did at Mobile. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- One would have said that he had been, in his day, a naval officer of some sort or other. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Wireless messages have been successfully sent from aeroplanes, balloons and submarine vessels, and the naval vessels of all nations are kept in easy communication by this method. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The first thing I did was to get a bath, borrow some fresh underclothing from one of the naval officers and get a good meal on the flag-ship. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There was a battery of naval guns that had gotten on his nerves. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The first bounties of this kind were those granted about the beginning of the present century, upon the importation of naval stores from America. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The protected cruiser is a later development of naval construction. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The trade which at that time supported that great naval power was the trade of Europe, and of the countries which lie round the Mediterranean sea. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Instead, we see the Vandals becoming masters of the western Mediterranean without so much as a naval battle. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the share which Great Britain at present enjoys of that trade could not support any such great naval power. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was his naval way of mentioning generally that I was an acquisition to any society. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- On the 8th of August, Fort Gaines surrendered to the combined naval and land forces. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He looked a typical naval officer, manly, and up to his duty. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The armored cruiser was the particular development of the antagonistic views prevailing among naval architects. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is exceedingly desirable that the most complete understanding should exist between yourself and the naval commander. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- For naval purposes the 14-inch gun is the largest now used in American battleships, but in the United States coast defense forts, 16-inch guns are installed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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