naval en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- nā'vəl
- /ˈneɪvəl/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to a navy.
Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
2012 March 14, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to ships in general.
naval architect
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Deriveds
nonnaval · navally · navalism · naval crown · naval brigade · naval stores · naval mine · internaval · naval infantry · antinaval · naval officer · navalist · naval architect · NADEP · pronaval · navalese · naval base · naval science · naval engineer · navalistic
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Translations (35)
grc ναυτικός (of or relating to ships) · vo marenik (of or relating to a navy) · fr naval (of or relating to a navy) · es naval (of or relating to a navy) · ca naval (of or relating to a navy) · sv flott- (of or relating to a navy) · ru вое́нно-морско́й (of or relating to a navy) · be вае́нна-марскі́ (of or relating to a navy) · ru корабе́льный (of or relating to ships) · gl naval (of or relating to a navy) · vi tàu bè (of or relating to ships) · he יַמִּי צְבָאִי (of or relating to a navy) · he צִיִּי (of or relating to a navy) · it navale (of or relating to ships) · ro naval (of or relating to a navy) · he יַמִּי (of or relating to ships) · he יַמִּי (of or relating to a navy) · bg военноморски (of or relating to a navy) · pt naval (of or relating to a navy) · eo mararmea (of or relating to a navy) · io navala (of or relating to a navy) · fi laiva- (of or relating to ships) · hi नौसैनिक (of or relating to a navy) · fi laivasto- (of or relating to a navy) · de Marine- (of or relating to a navy) · la classarius (of or relating to a navy) · fi merivoimien (of or relating to a navy) · it navale (of or relating to a navy) · sv sjö- (of or relating to a navy) · vi hải quân (of or relating to a navy) · sv örlogs- (of or relating to a navy) · uk корабе́льний (of or relating to ships) · be карабе́льны (of or relating to ships) · it nautico (of or relating to ships) · uk військо́во-морськи́й (of or relating to a navy)