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Definitions for naval
ˈneɪ vəlnaval

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. navaladjective

    connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

    "naval history"; "naval commander"; "naval vessels"

Wiktionary

  1. navaladjective

    Of or relating to a navy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Navaladjective

    Etymology: naval, Fr. navalis, Latin.

    Encamping on the main,
    Our naval army had besieged Spain;
    They that the whole world’s monarchy design’d,
    Are to their ports by our bold fleet confin’d. Edmund Waller.

    As our high vessels pass their watry way,
    Let all the naval world due homage pay. Matthew Prior.

    Masters of such numbers of strong and valiant men, as well as of all the naval stores that furnish the world. William Temple.

Wikipedia

  1. Naval

    A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), and something in between (green-water navy), although these distinctions are more about strategic scope than tactical or operational division.

ChatGPT

  1. naval

    Naval refers to anything related to a country's navy, including its ships, personnel, activities, operations or warfare conducted in or on the sea. It is associated with armed services that are primarily designated for sea-based defense and engagements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Navaladjective

    having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Naval

    nā′val, 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. [Fr.,—L. navalisnavis, a ship.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. naval

    Of or belonging to a ship, or, as now commonly adopted, to the royal navy; hence, naval stores, naval officers, &c.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NAVAL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Naval is ranked #32302 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Naval surname appeared 713 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Naval.

    64.8% or 462 total occurrences were Asian.
    15.2% or 109 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    9.4% or 67 total occurrences were White.
    5.8% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    4.6% or 33 total occurrences were Black.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'naval' in Adjectives Frequency: #759

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of naval in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of naval in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of naval in a Sentence

  1. John Carter:

    It is outrageous that this administration would even consider using our military installations to shelter illegal immigrants who have crossed our southern border, president Obama needs to enforce our immigration laws and secure our border, not undermine our military at a time when our country is facing increased threats from radical Islamic terrorists. Last year, amid a surge of unaccompanied children streaming in from Central America, the Pentagon began housing thousands of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in Texas, Naval Base Ventura County, in California, and at Fort Sill, in Oklahoma. More than 10,000 unaccompanied minor children have streamed into United States over the Mexican border since October 1, the result of unchecked corruption and gang violence in their Central American homelands, and an effort by Mexican drug cartels to diversify into the very lucrative migrant smuggling business. The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Refugee Relocation is required to take control of unaccompanied children once they enter the U.S., and the agency is once again being stretched to the limit by a surge that has reached an estimated 10,000 since October. In a statement, Fort Hood spokesman Tony Rheinlander said it is n’t even up to the Pentagon whether or not Fort Hood is used.

  2. Thomas Modly:

    The United States Navy, and the Naval Special Warfare Community specifically, have dangerous and important work to do, in my judgment, neither deserves the continued distraction and negative attention that recent events have evoked.

  3. Carlos Del Toro:

    Since being sworn in as secretary, I have wanted to honor his heroic actions by naming a ship after him, this ship and her future crew will be a critical piece in strengthening our maritime superiority while also emphasizing the rich culture and history of our naval heritage.

  4. Alessio Patalano:

    In naval war, attrition is a real thing, so the ability to replace is vital.

  5. An NCIS spokesman:

    The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is in receipt of an allegation that Mr. O'Neill may have revealed classified information to persons not authorized to receive such information, in response, NCIS has initiated an investigation to determine the merit of the allegations.

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