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naval
of the navy: Naval Academy; pertaining to ships: naval battle
Not to be confused with:
navel – the depression in the center of the belly where the umbilical cord had been attached
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na·val
(nā′vəl)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to a navy.
b. Having a navy: a great naval power.
2. Obsolete Of or relating to ships or shipping.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
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naval
(ˈneɪvəl)adj
1. (Nautical Terms) of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
2. of or relating to ships; nautical
[C16: from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau]
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na•val
(ˈneɪ vəl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to warships.
2. of or pertaining to ships of all kinds.
3. belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy: naval affairs.
4. possessing a navy: the great naval powers.
[1585–95; < Latin nāvālis, derivative of nāv(is) ship]
na′val•ly, adv.
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Translations
بَحْريبَحْرِيٌّ
námořnínámořnický
flåde-sø-
laivasto-
pomorski
haditengerészeti
sjóliîs-; flota-
海軍の
해군의
mornariški
marin
เกี่ยวกับเรือ
denizdeniz kuvvetlerine ait
thuộc hải quân
naval
[ˈneɪvəl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
naval
[ˈneɪvəl] adj → naval(e)naval architect n → architecte m navalnaval base n → base f navalenaval college n → école f navalenaval officer n → officier m de marineCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
naval
adj → der Marine; his interests are naval not military → er interessiert sich für die Marine und nicht für das Heer
naval
:naval academy
n → Marineakademie f
naval architect
n → Schiffsbauingenieur(in) m(f)
naval architecture
n → Schiffsbau m
naval aviation
n → Seeflugwesen nt
naval base
n → Flottenbasis f → or -stützpunkt m
naval battle
n → Seeschlacht f
naval blockade
n → Seeblockade f
naval college
n → Marineschule f
naval forces
pl → Seestreitkräfte pl
naval officer
n → Marineoffizier(in) m(f)
naval port
n → Kriegshafen m, → Flottenstützpunkt m
naval power
n → Seemacht f
naval warfare
n → Seekrieg m
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naval
[ˈneɪv/əl] adj (battle, strength, base, academy) → navale; (affairs, barracks) → della marinanaval forces → forze fpl navali, marina militare
naval officer → ufficiale m di marina
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navy
(ˈneivi) – plural ˈnavies – noun1. a country's warships and the people who work in and with them. Russia has one of the largest navies in the world; I joined the navy fifteen years ago.
2. (also adjective) (also navy blue) (of) a dark blue colour. a navy (blue) jersey.
ˈnaval adjective of the navy. naval uniform; a naval officer.
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naval
→ بَحْرِيٌّ námořní flåde- Marine- ναυτικός naval laivasto- naval pomorski navale 海軍の 해군의 scheeps- marine- morski naval морской marin เกี่ยวกับเรือ deniz thuộc hải quân 海军的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009