NAVAL STORES


Meaning of NAVAL STORES in English

Function: noun plural

Etymology: from their former use in the construction and maintenance of wooden sailing vessels

Date: 1677

: products (as turpentine, pitch, and rosin) obtained from resinous conifers and especially pines

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