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naval forces

n. an organization of military naval forces [syn: navy]

Usage examples of "naval forces".

Had there been more weapons available at the time, the entire convoy would have been sunk, and the large naval forces off of Anchorage could have been attacked and destroyed as well.

Intelligence on the Land naval forces in the area and their Unionaise allies was scanty, but whatever they had was likely to have the legs on his motley squadron.

We can't positively confirm that, of course, but the aggressive moves they've been making and the generally more confrontational attitude of their naval forces in and around Marsh all seem to us to confirm that thesis.

Even so, MacArthur's massive Philippines campaign came through to him mainly as -9 r a meteor shower of kamikazes on the naval forces.

To protect it, Britain would send the rest of its naval forces away to the north.

Since Commander, Naval Forces, Far East, was under FECOM, that meant they would be under MacArthur's command.

He therefore concluded that the attack on the Aleutians, which came on June 3, was a feint intended to draw our Naval forces off.

They had seen no larger vessels, and if the naval forces of the United Nations Com-mand were patrolling the Yellow Sea, there had been no sight of them, except possibly for four aircraft-flying, McCoy had guessed, at about 10,000 feet, too high to iden-tify their types-none of which seemed to have noticed the Wind of Good Fortune.

Not since the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 have there been any naval forces of this magnitude in opposition to each other.

Well, naval forces and pirates coming to grips with their merchant prey.

The last of the Marine and Naval forces had disengaged hours before and were now standing well out into the Sea of Japan, leaving the shores of North Korea behind them.

He was closely followed by Rear Admiral Desai Karananidhi, commander of India's western naval forces, and by General Sanjeev Dhanaraj, First Corps commander.

ALSO ADVISE IF YOUR IRONCLADS CAN ENTER BALTIC TO NEUTRALIZE DANISH-FRENCH NAVAL FORCES THERE.