Naval

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Naval \Na"val\ (n[=a]"val), a. [L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf.
     F. naval. See {Nave} of a church.]
     Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a
     navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes,
     stores, etc.
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     {Naval brigade}, a body of seamen or marines organized for
        military service on land.
  
     {Naval officer}.
     (a) An officer in the navy.
     (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses.
  
     {Naval tactics}, the science of managing or maneuvering
        vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets.
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     Syn: Nautical; marine; maritime.
  
     Usage: {Naval}, {Nautical}. Naval is applied to vessels, or a
            navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which
            they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of
            navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a
            military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a
            naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical
            pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a
            nautical almanac, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  naval
       adj : connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; "naval
             history"; "naval commander"; "naval vessels"