1
obsolete
: of or relating to ships or shipping
2
a
: of or relating to a navy
b
: consisting of or involving warships
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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense heavyweight Lockheed Martin is leading the race to buy naval defense group Ultra Maritime, CNBC has learned.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
There have been naval battles and beheadings and aerial battles and, well, more beheadings.
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Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
6 July 2026
In the first years of the war, Ukraine targeted Russia’s naval headquarters in Sevastopol, drove its warships from Crimean ports and turned the peninsula’s waters into a hunting ground.
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Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
There have been naval battles and beheadings and aerial battles and, well, more beheadings.
—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
6 July 2026
In the first years of the war, Ukraine targeted Russia’s naval headquarters in Sevastopol, drove its warships from Crimean ports and turned the peninsula’s waters into a hunting ground.
—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naval. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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naval
adjective
na·val
ˈnā-vəl 
: of or relating to a navy or warships
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