naval exercise

collocation in English

meaningsofnavalandexercise

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naval
adjective
uk
/ˈneɪ.vəl/us
/ˈneɪ.vəl/
belonging to a country's navy, or relating to ...
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exercise
noun
uk
/ˈek.sə.saɪz/us
/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/
physical activity that you do to make your body strong ...
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(Definition ofnavalandexercisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Provisional arrangements for this jointnavalexercisehad been under consideration for several months.
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Thenavalexercisewhich finished last week would have been unthinkable even a short while ago.
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Additionally, thenavalexerciseemphasized joint and combined port security and harbor defense operations in a friendly host nation.
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The sub was relatively close to shore and in the middle of a largenavalexercise.
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The highlight of thenavalexercise, for the second year in a row, was the use of trained dolphins to help detect underwater intruders.
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She provides useful service and is widely used in naval exercises nowadays.
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There have been many combined naval exercises and our armies often find themselves doing things together.
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We have no plans at present for naval exercises in this area.
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At the same time naval exercises were being undertaken in the area, and four hours after they had begun the whales started to beach themselves.
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For such amounts of money they have been cancelling major naval exercises.
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The quantity used in naval exercises is determined by a range of factors such as operational and training priorities and the most cost-effective balance between live and simulated firings.
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Our merchant ships might be stopped and searched on the high seas on some pretext or barred from large areas on grounds to take an example, of naval exercises.
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During this time the navy took part in several joint naval exercises and a goodwill tour visiting the far east.
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In 1981, the five powers organised the first annual land and naval exercises.
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His efforts paid off when the ships under his command did very well in naval exercises.
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She later participated in naval exercises with other nations and made many goodwill visits to other countries.
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During this time the navy took part in several joint naval exercises and a goodwill mission to the far east.
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The ship settled into a routine of naval exercises, interspersed with use as a survey ship.
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The two countries are planning to host joint naval exercises.
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He has participated in 22 naval exercises conducted with local and foreign navies.
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