NAVAL

naval

(adjective) connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; “naval history”; “naval commander”; “naval vessels”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Naval (plural Navals)

A surname.

A provincial capital of Biliran, Philippines.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Naval is the 32302^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 713 individuals. Naval is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (64.8%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.29%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Lavan

Etymology

Adjective

naval (not comparable)

(nautical) Of or relating to a navy.

(nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.

Anagrams

• Lavan

Source: Wiktionary

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Na"val, a. Etym: [L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf. F. naval. See Nave of a church.]

Definition: Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.

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.

Syn.

– Nautical; marine; maritime.

– 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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