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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
There was no information from Russia on a strike on Kronstadt, a major naval base close to St Petersburg that Ukraine hit in a previous attack on the city in June.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had successfully hit oil infrastructure in the port as well as military targets around the Kronstadt naval base.
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Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
By ensuring that one fighter can operate across carriers with different launch systems, China is building a more integrated and adaptable naval aviation force.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Charlotte, an important character in Howey’s novel, is Daniel’s sister and a former naval officer.
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Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
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Reuters,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had successfully hit oil infrastructure in the port as well as military targets around the Kronstadt naval base.
—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
By ensuring that one fighter can operate across carriers with different launch systems, China is building a more integrated and adaptable naval aviation force.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Charlotte, an important character in Howey’s novel, is Daniel’s sister and a former naval officer.
—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for naval
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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In its early years, the flag was primarily used on battlefields, military forts, and ships as a form of identification.
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Hale pointed toward the sky and urged them to look up as three military jets roared above the crowd.
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Chalsma’s unstinting vociferousness, which sometimes seems over the top, leaves little doubt as to who shaped Coriolanus’ martial character.
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And robotic martial artists can be dangerous to bystanders, as was recently demonstrated at a Chinese amusement park, where a G1 wearing a clown wig kicked a small child in the stomach.
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For example, a bad production rollout can trigger customer-facing downtime; an overly permissive IAM change can increase the blast radius of a security breach; and a networking change can break inter-service communication.
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Centro Cocina Mexicana, Terminal A This counter-service version of Centro Cocina Mexicana serves classic Mexican dishes, plus an all-day breakfast menu.
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Three years later, Fox commands his dad's mercenary band against Andross.
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The decision was preceded by several decades of fervent debate and disagreement among practitioners; detractors argued that adding the disorder was reckless, if not mercenary.
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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