naval

adjective

Definition of navalnext
as in GI
of or relating to a country's navy a naval base

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Recent Examples of naval Following the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the American proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire, extending beyond missile, drone and naval strikes to include the entire front line. — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Shares of the French aerospace and missile maker Thales have jumped more than 70%, the U.K. defense giant BAE Systems, which develops combat vehicles, naval ships and cyber defense systems, is up nearly 40%, and the French fighter jet maker Dassault is up 15% over the same period. — Steve Kopack, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025 Waning American naval influence combined with the growing size of China's navy and its assertiveness on the seas will pose major challenges to U.S. and allied military readiness in the Indo-Pacific. — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 But they are camouflaged to avoid naval patrols and have become a significant force in the international drug trade, delivering potentially tens of millions of dollars of cocaine per vessel. — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for naval
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
  1. military
  2. martial
  3. service
  4. mercenary
Adjective
  • Now, an expert in military manpower at RAND wants to see the services shift their focus from quantity to quality.
    — Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This fight seems very much like a trial balloon, seizing on areas of law like immigration and military powers where the executive has particularly acute authority, and playing on the emotional narrative that this is about targeting bloodthirsty criminals, even if that narrative is false.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of military
Adjective
  • Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor wants to run in the November 2025 Irish presidential election, vowing to oppose his country's participation in an EU pact to share asylum-seekers around member countries.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • On March 24, 2000, Aaliyah made her acting debut in the action film Romeo Must Die, starring opposite martial artist and actor Jet Li, who played Han.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of martial
Adjective
  • Military service offers both personal growth and long-term career stability, allowing individuals to serve their country while preparing for a successful post-service career.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Does your company take steps to anonymize user data when it is used for its own purposes, shared with service providers, or shared with non-service provider third parties?
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
Definition of service
Adjective
  • The prominent credit-card swiper offers 15 minutes for the high price of $15, and the show follows up on the Gemstones’ mercenary shamelessness later when someone working the telethon phone bank asks for a donor’s routing number.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Vladimir Putin has relied on mercenary and convict soldiers, combined with lavish bonuses for poor Russians who volunteer to try their luck against killer Ukrainian robots on the steppe.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of mercenary

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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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