naval

na·val | \ ˈnā-vəl

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Definition of naval

1 obsolete : of or relating to ships or shipping

2a : of or relating to a navy

b : consisting of or involving warships

Examples of naval in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last month, Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Saudi flight student, opened fire at the naval air station before he was killed by responding law enforcement officers. — Carlin Becker, Washington Examiner, "US to expel over a dozen Saudi trainees after review of Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting," 11 Jan. 2020 In her first term, Ms. Tsai sought to revive the island’s military in the face of a much larger, more ambitious project by Mr. Xi to modernize the People’s Liberation Army, particularly its ability to project naval power beyond its coastal waters. — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, "In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President," 11 Jan. 2020 Last month, Beijing sailed its new aircraft carrier into the Taiwan Strait, which divides the island from mainland China, along with several naval frigates. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Taiwan's President thanks electorate after winning reelection," 11 Jan. 2020 Pull your naval in towards your spine and bring your knees up to a table top position. — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, "Reformer Pilates: What it is, who it's best for and how to do some moves without the reformer," 10 Jan. 2020 In the midst of the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. and Iran had just faced off in Operation Praying Mantis, a daylong naval battle between American forces and Iran in the Persian Gulf, which had been triggered by a U.S. ship striking an Iranian mine. — Time, "The Iran Plane Crash Could Be the Latest in a Long History of Accidental Shoot-Downs," 10 Jan. 2020 Wang and Zhang are charged with entering military, naval or Coast Guard property for the purpose of taking photographs. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "Chinese nationals caught surveilling same US military base twice in 2 weeks," 7 Jan. 2020 Another rebel commander, Wager, belonged to a British naval captain who named him after—and employed him aboard—the H.M.S. Wager. — Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 6 Jan. 2020 The article also lists the technical challenges naval engineers faced, particularly with the ship’s unfinished—and largely absent—propulsion systems. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "A Dramatic Before-and-After Look at China's First Aircraft Carrier," 3 Jan. 2020

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16 Jan 2020

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“Naval.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naval. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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