naval

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French naval, from Latin navalis.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nā'vəl, IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvəl/

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• Homophones: navel
• Rhymes: -eɪvəl

Adjective

naval (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
   • 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, page 87:

     Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.

2. (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.

   naval architect

Anagrams

• Lavan

Adjective

naval (masculine and feminine plural navals)

1. naval

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval (feminine singular navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales)

1. naval

Further reading

• “naval” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval m, f (plural navais, comparable)

1. naval

Etymology

From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈbal/, [naˈβal]
• Homophone: nabal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

naval (plural navales)

1. (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy)

Further reading

• “naval” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.