naval

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: nā'vəl, IPA: /ˈneɪvəl/, X-SAMPA: /"neIv@l/
• 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”, 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.

Translations

of or relating to a navy

• Catalan: naval (ca)
• Finnish: laivasto-, merivoimien
• French: naval (fr)

• Latin: classarius
• Spanish: naval (es)
• Swedish: örlogs- (sv), sjö- (sv), flott- (sv)

Related terms

• navy

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French

Adjective

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

1. naval

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Portuguese

Adjective

naval m and f (plural navais; comparable)

1. naval

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /naˈβal/, X-SAMPA: /na"Bal/
• Homophone: nabal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

naval m and f (plural navales)

1. naval

Related terms

nave

navegar

navío