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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈneɪv^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈneɪvəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nā′vəl)

na•val /ˈneɪvəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]

Naval Termsof or relating to ships.
relating to a navy.

See -nav-.

na•val (nā′vəl),USA pronunciation adj.

Naval Termsof or pertaining to warships:a naval battle; naval strength.
Naval Terms, Nauticalof or pertaining to ships of all kinds:naval architecture; naval engineer.
belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy:naval affairs.
possessing a navy:the great naval powers.

Latin nāvālis, equivalent. to nāv(is) ship + -ālis -al¹
1585–95

na′val•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

naval /ˈneɪv^əl/ adj

of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
of or relating to ships; nautical

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau

'naval' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Actium - Acton - admiral - admiralty - Annapolis - architect - arsenal - Barrow-in-Furness - battle - Brest - Brindisi - British Indian Ocean Territory - Cam Ranh - capital ship - Chatham - chief petty officer - Cimon - commander - commodore - Cyzicus - Dartmouth - Decatur - dockyard - Dunkerque - Eniwetok - erk - Ferrol - flank - Gdynia - generalissimo - Gibraltar - Gosport - Greek fire - Greenwich - Grenville - grog - Guam - Guantánamo Bay Naval Base - Hardy - Hawaii - Hawkins - hunter-killer - Jervis Bay - Jones - Jutland - Kaliningrad - Karlskrona - Kiel - Kingston - Kronstadt

Synonyms: seagoing, marine, aquatic, maritime, nautical, more...

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