naval unit

collocation in English

meaningsofnavalandunit

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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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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofnavalandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are producing some aircraft, a battalion each, and anavaluniteach.
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The reclassification tonavalunitis a serious treaty violation.
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Most people have been amazed that we have been able to convert a ship, built for another purpose, into an operationalnavalunitwith helicopter decks and so on.
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Any defendingnavalunitin the sea zone where transports unload prevent shore bombardment from that sea zone.
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They have one weaknavalunit, along with several infantry divisions, and some obsolete air units.
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If they do this, combat will occur on your enemy's turn immediately following yours unless the enemy player moves itsnavalunitout of the ocean/sea zone.
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Florida law also allows the creation of a state defense force, which could include or wholly consist of anavalunitnot held to federal standards.
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We have the computer centre, the dental school, the physiological centre and many other naval units.
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He would not have been surprised by the so-called new naval units.
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Does he realise that means that we are waiting for them sucessfully to sink a boat perhaps, and lose lives, before naval units are used?
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In all, 26 naval units were involved, including a submarine and a royal fleet auxiliary.
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By sea naval units have continued to bombard enemy dock areas, rail communications and factory areas.
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No naval units have been traced as having been employed on such service.
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I shall address the second point: whether we could deploy naval units in that form of action.
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Does he agree that the defensive and protective use of naval units is nothing whatever to be ashamed of?
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By sea, naval units have continued to bombard enemy dock areas, rail communications and factory areas.
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Let us be clear about this: if we were to deploy naval units, they could be effective only if they were authorised to fire.
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Various naval units were also despatched and amongst them was an aircraft carrier.
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From a strategical point of view, the formation of these naval units is of tremendous importance.
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Yet when the day came important naval units were once more without adequate air protection and once more we sustained heavy losses.
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