Found 2 items, similar to naval.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: naval naval adj : connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; “naval history”; “naval commander”; “naval vessels”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Naval Naval \Na"val\ (n[=a]"val), a. [L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf. F. naval. See Nave of a church.] Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc. [1913 Webster] Naval brigade, a body of seamen or marines organized for military service on land. Naval officer. (a) An officer in the navy. (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses. Naval tactics, the science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets. [1913 Webster] Syn: Nautical; marine; maritime. Usage: Naval, Nautical. Naval is applied to vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a nautical almanac, etc. [1913 Webster]