# naval

Pronunciation: say "NAY-vuhl" /ˈneɪvəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to a navy: its warships, personnel, bases, or military operations at sea.
   - Simple: Connected with a navy: a country's group of fighting ships and the sailors on them.
   - _The two countries held joint naval exercises in the Pacific last spring._
   - _He spent twenty years in naval service before retiring as a captain._
2. Relating to ships in general, not only those belonging to a navy.
   - Simple: Having to do with ships in general, not only warships.
   - _Naval architecture is the branch of engineering devoted to designing ships of every type._
   - _The exhibit traced naval construction from ancient galleys to modern container vessels._

## Origin

This word came into Middle English from Middle French "naval", which came from Latin "nāvālis"; it is equivalent to "navy" plus the suffix "-al".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/naval (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).