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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Kyiv would be able to hit distant logistical and command targets, Russian air or naval bases, ground force assembly areas, arms factories or supporting infrastructure, the civilian energy industry, or centers of Russian political control, such as the Kremlin.
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Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
The nearly 18-minute-long trailer depicts a fictitious ploy by the People’s Liberation Army to mount a naval blockade of Taiwan in the guise of a search and rescue mission.
—Yian Lee / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 July 2024
The Ukrainians’ sea drone successes are not only cause for celebration in Ukraine, but demonstrate the potential of new ideas and equipment to reshape naval warfare and the balance of military power at sea.
—Brian Glyn Williams, The Conversation, 19 July 2024
The interior and exterior configurations are designed by Lorenzo Argento, with naval architecture by Juan Kouyoumdjian.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
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Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
The nearly 18-minute-long trailer depicts a fictitious ploy by the People’s Liberation Army to mount a naval blockade of Taiwan in the guise of a search and rescue mission.
—Yian Lee / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 July 2024
The Ukrainians’ sea drone successes are not only cause for celebration in Ukraine, but demonstrate the potential of new ideas and equipment to reshape naval warfare and the balance of military power at sea.
—Brian Glyn Williams, The Conversation, 19 July 2024
The interior and exterior configurations are designed by Lorenzo Argento, with naval architecture by Juan Kouyoumdjian.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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