adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a military/naval power (= with a very strong army or navy )
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Russia had become a naval power equal to Spain.
aerial/artillery/naval bombardment (= attack from the air, land, or sea )
an army/naval/military etc officer
naval warfare
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The age of modern naval warfare was at hand.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
air
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Then I went to work at the Alameda naval air base, as a machinist's helper.
architect
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At Bremen; he wanted to be a naval architect in those days.
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After making a three-month voyage to the East Indies in 1738, naval architect William Hutchinson could write from experience.
aviator
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More than 80 women were harassed at the Las Vegas convention of naval aviators , an annual anything-goes party.
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Several naval aviators have been mentioned for the post, including Adm.
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Another naval aviator seen as a contender is Adm.
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A prime example is Duval, a north Florida county that hosts thousands of naval aviators .
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Jay Johnson, a naval aviator , that all negative findings by evaluation boards must be reviewed at the Pentagon.
base
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For obvious reasons sites for naval bases were not chosen for their land communications.
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The harbor of the naval base seethed with tremendous activity.
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It was picked up on a £300 scanner near Andrew's naval base at Portland, Dorset.
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Veronica Froman, who oversees all the naval installations in the two states, including the five naval bases in San Diego.
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Others attempted to storm a naval base , but were turned back by police.
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He got a permit from the city Planning Department and leased 30 acres at Alameda Point, the former naval base .
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Peter the Great decreed it should be a naval base .
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One of those friends was Fred Cooper, a quiet, polite sailor stationed at the naval base at Oxnard.
battle
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Save for a few naval battles , the war had never reached the Old World.
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The two-day affair at Hampton Roads attracted worldwide attention and was destined for inclusion among the great naval battles history.
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For example, why were no naval battles included?
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The recreations of naval battles are unsentimental, thrilling and scrupulous in their reality.
blockade
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After demanding the weapons be removed, President John F.. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of the island.
bombardment
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Scarborough had even suffered a naval bombardment !
captain
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She is pursued by Mr Lillyvick, whom she marries, but soon deserts him for a retired naval captain .
career
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Three of the sons followed military or naval careers , two attaining the rank of admiral.
commander
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Finally the naval commander realized that the Shah was not going to approve his plan.
force
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The multinational naval force policing sea trade to Aqaba would then be dismantled.
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And still there was not a scrap of information about enemy naval forces .
forces
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And still there was not a scrap of information about enemy naval forces .
gun
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Refugees streamed into nearby provinces with their belongings in baskets and on bicycles, and the naval guns shelled them as well.
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It might have been naval guns , or mines, or bombs, or even thunder.
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The best naval guns can fire a shell at about one kilometer per 148 second.
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The load was covered in tarpaulins, but was recognizable as a gigantic naval gun .
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Behind each of the two was a two-inch naval gun , and a pair of Schwarlose model 07 machine guns.
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At first I thought it was the naval guns out in the Channel.
officer
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I arrived perplexed, cold and totally ill-prepared as a young naval officer at Wilhelmshaven that winter.
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The President ordered his carriage and went to the Navy Yard to see what might be the views of the naval officers .
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Tell that to Huseyin Ertan, a retired naval officer who is the Bosporus's chief traffic cop.
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It is the hope and dream of every naval officer some day to fly his own flag.
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Those reported to have been arrested included a naval officer and Daniel Narcisse.
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Kistiakowsky worked well with Deke Parsons, the naval officer in charge of the Ordnance Division.
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I can not think of any United States naval officer whom I would sooner have in his place in those near-impossible circumstances.
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The ideal naval officer was a man.
operation
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Jeremy Boorda, who was chief of naval operations .
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Frank B.. Kelso, then chief of naval operations and the ranking officer at the infamous Tailhook convention.
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But some sources said it would be hard for him to turn down the job of chief of naval operations .
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Prueher, 53, is vice chief of naval operations , the second highest post in the Navy.
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Jay L.. Johnson as the new chief of naval operations , succeeding Adm.
power
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Many of these boats had been supplied to foreign naval powers and had been proved able and fast in all sea conditions.
ship
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Some oil rigs, as well as supertankers and naval ships , are constructed and much ship-repair work is done.
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There the shipyards made mainly naval ships and submarines.
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A naval ship was also anchored off the hotel's beach.
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In support of the build-up of beachheads, naval ships , directed by observers ashore with assault forces, fired on shore targets.
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Syncronys' board will vote Feb. 29 on selling the naval ship computer design program maker for $ 440, 000.
support
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The manoeuvres would involve several hundred soldiers, plus helicopters and naval support ships.
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This question is complicated by the reluctance of host countries to acknowledge Soviet military and naval support arrangements of any kind.
uniform
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Her husband's naval uniform hung neatly in his mock-mahogany wardrobe, retained with pride.
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The prince was resplendent in his white naval uniform with braid on the visor of his cap.
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He purchased a ceremonial naval uniform , complete with sword belt, sword, and Colt. 45 pistol.
vessel
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Passing an oil rig and numerous naval vessels , we moored alongside a jetty on the estuary leading up to the town.
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However, Burns was successfully transferred to a federal revenue cutter and returned to Virginia under the escort of several naval vessels .
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Reductions would affect especially artillery and anti-tank weapons, while procurement of naval vessels would be slowed.
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The deadlock was broken by the New Zealand government which offered the use of two of its naval vessels .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a naval battle
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a huge Chinese naval base
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His orders were to protect the port from naval attack.
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Stedman spent nine months recovering in a naval hospital.
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Van Huygens began his naval career as a fighter pilot.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But some sources said it would be hard for him to turn down the job of chief of naval operations.
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Eric Hodges, a Miramar spokesman and naval flight officer.
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I arrived perplexed, cold and totally ill-prepared as a young naval officer at Wilhelmshaven that winter.
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More than 80 women were harassed at the Las Vegas convention of naval aviators, an annual anything-goes party.
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Others attempted to storm a naval base, but were turned back by police.
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Parliament drew Nehemiah into naval service in 1650 and John soon followed.
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The age of modern naval warfare was at hand.
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What I take exception to is the manner in which we are presently carrying out our naval preparations.