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naval meaning

EN[ˈneɪvəl] [-eɪvəl]
FR naval

    Definition of naval in English Dictionary

  • Adjective
    1. (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
      1. 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.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • 1893: Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)
      • 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.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adjectives
      • Uncomparable adjectives
    Related Links:
    1. fr naval
    2. en navals
    3. fr navale
    4. fr navals
    5. en navally
    Source: Wiktionary

    Meaning of naval for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "naval" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective.
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