1
obsolete
: of or relating to ships or shipping
2
a
: of or relating to a navy
b
: consisting of or involving warships
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After President Rafael Correa kicked the Americans out of a U.S. naval base in Manta in 2009, Ecuador’s coastline of ports was left with minimal protection.
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Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
There were also naval bombardments, political intrigue aplenty — and a pair of diabolical emperors who seem even crazier than Joaquin Phoenix’s unhinged monarch from the first film.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
The men were missing for three days before U.S. Coast Guard and Australian naval units rescued them.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In this photo provided by the armed forces of the Philippines, ships (from left) from Australia, Japan, and the United States maneuver during the first joint naval exercises by those nations and the Philippines in the South China Sea, April 7, 2024.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
Notably, China, Iran, and Russia launched a small joint naval drill, the fourth of its kind in the past five years, in the Gulf of Oman in early March.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
It is situated between NATO members Poland and Lithuania and serves as a base for one of Russia's major naval fleets.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
Port and civil structures are usually constructed for a lifespan of over 50 years, while that number is only 20 to 30 years for a ship, says Thomas McKenney, an expert in naval architecture and marine engineering at the University of Michigan, to Smithsonian magazine.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
There were also naval bombardments, political intrigue aplenty — and a pair of diabolical emperors who seem even crazier than Joaquin Phoenix’s unhinged monarch from the first film.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
The men were missing for three days before U.S. Coast Guard and Australian naval units rescued them.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In this photo provided by the armed forces of the Philippines, ships (from left) from Australia, Japan, and the United States maneuver during the first joint naval exercises by those nations and the Philippines in the South China Sea, April 7, 2024.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
Notably, China, Iran, and Russia launched a small joint naval drill, the fourth of its kind in the past five years, in the Gulf of Oman in early March.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
It is situated between NATO members Poland and Lithuania and serves as a base for one of Russia's major naval fleets.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
Port and civil structures are usually constructed for a lifespan of over 50 years, while that number is only 20 to 30 years for a ship, says Thomas McKenney, an expert in naval architecture and marine engineering at the University of Michigan, to Smithsonian magazine.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naval. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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naval
adjective
na·val
ˈnā-vəl 
: of or relating to a navy or warships
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