naval

[ney-vuh l]

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adjective

of or relating to warships: a naval battle; naval strength.
of or relating to ships of all kinds: naval architecture; naval engineer.
belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy: naval affairs.

possessing a navy: the great naval powers.

Origin of naval

1585–95; < Latin nāvālis, equivalent to nāv(is) ship + -ālis -al¹

Related formsna·val·ly, adverbnon·na·val, adjectivepre·na·val, adjectivepro·na·val, adjective

Can be confusedknave naval nave (see synonym study at knave)naval navelnaval nautical

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Examples from the Web for naval

Contemporary Examples

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However, there has been a lot of work done since the report was released, the naval architect said.
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“This is an area that the Navy is taking seriously,” one naval architect familiar with the design told The Daily Beast.
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She entered into the Naval Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy at 17 while still in high school.
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October 20, 2014
Churchill welcomed the approach and immediately continued the exchanges using the code name “naval person.”
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September 22, 2014

Historical Examples

We now loaded with naval stores, and cleared again for Liverpool.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
Now, the Government of Quebec is neither a naval nor a military power.
The Hunted Outlaw
Anonymous
He was a naval officer, and he had brought me a sailor who had been wounded at the fort of Ivry.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
Madden realized he was seeing what every landsman dreams of seeing: a naval battle.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
Naval activity in the northern waters of Europe did not abate.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for naval

naval

adjective

of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
of or relating to ships; nautical

Word Origin

C16: from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau

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Word Origin and History for naval

adj.

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.

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Examples from the Web for naval

Contemporary Examples

Editor's Note: This story had been amended to clarify Jeffrey Wright's Naval service.

However, there has been a lot of work done since the report was released, the naval architect said.

“This is an area that the Navy is taking seriously,” one naval architect familiar with the design told The Daily Beast.

She entered into the Naval Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy at 17 while still in high school.

Churchill welcomed the approach and immediately continued the exchanges using the code name “naval person.”

Historical Examples

We now loaded with naval stores, and cleared again for Liverpool.

Now, the Government of Quebec is neither a naval nor a military power.

He was a naval officer, and he had brought me a sailor who had been wounded at the fort of Ivry.

Madden realized he was seeing what every landsman dreams of seeing: a naval battle.

Naval activity in the northern waters of Europe did not abate.

naval

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for naval

adj.

Origin of naval