Definition of Naval campaign

1. Noun. An operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea.

Generic synonyms: Military Operation, Operation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naval Campaign

nautiloids
nautilus
nautiluses
navaid
navaids
navajoes
navajoite
naval
naval academy
naval architect
naval architects
naval attache
naval battle
naval blockade
naval campaign (current term)
naval chart
naval commander
naval division
naval engineer
naval engineering
naval equipment
naval forces
naval gun
naval infantry
naval installation
naval medicine
naval mine
naval missile
naval officer

Literary usage of Naval campaign

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1899)
"HISTORICAL AND PROFESSIONAL NOTES ON THE naval campaign OF MANILA BAY IN 1898. By CARLOS GILMAN CALKINS, Lieutenant, US Navy. The naval campaign of ..."

2. Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"constituted a naval campaign of considerable interest. Nothing resembling it occurred on either Lake Champlain or Erie, and no similar condition recurred on ..."

3. Lessons of the War with Spain: And Other Articles by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1899)
"FUNCTIONS OF CRUISERS IN A naval campaign. THE departure of Admiral Cervera from Martinique for Cura£ao was almost simultaneous with that of Admiral Sampson ..."

4. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to by Archibald Alison (1854)
"INTERNAL TRANSACTIONS AND naval campaign OF GREAT BRITAIN IN 1797. 1. ALTHOUGH the war had now continued four years, and it was obvious to all the world ..."

5. John De Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland: Or, Twenty Years of a by Germain Antonin Lefèvre-Pontalis (1885)
"Financial measures—Maritime forces—First naval campaign—Defeat of the Dutch fleet—The flagship blown up—Death of Obdam—Ruyter admiral-in-chief—John de Witt ..."

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