Meaning of naval battle in English:
naval battle
noun
A sustained fight between naval forces.
‘the longest running naval battle of World War II’- ‘After contributing his noteworthy skills to a massive naval battle, he is readied for a victory celebration.’
- ‘It was a highly organised and well-coordinated naval battle.’
- ‘The naval battle between the two countries left four sailors dead.’
- ‘The naval battle came on a day when pirates seized three other ships.’
- ‘Much has been written about the Battle of Tsushima, which was one of the few decisive naval battles in history.’
- ‘Although on a smaller scale than other naval battles in the war, Roman losses were proportionately the highest suffered by either side.’
- ‘As the Navy endeavored to defend British interests, the world witnessed naval battles of epic proportions.’
- ‘He fought a naval battle off the Isle of Man.’
- ‘He concluded that a war between the two countries would end with an American victory in a climactic naval battle somewhere in the western Pacific.’
- ‘It was the definitive naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars and it established Britannia's position as ruler of the seas for the following century and a half.’
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