A sustained fight between naval forces.
the longest running naval battle of World War II
Example sentencesExamples
- Although on a smaller scale than other naval battles in the war, Roman losses were proportionately the highest suffered by either side.
- 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 a highly organised and well-coordinated naval battle.
- Much has been written about the Battle of Tsushima, which was one of the few decisive naval battles in history.
- The naval battle came on a day when pirates seized three other ships.
- As the Navy endeavored to defend British interests, the world witnessed naval battles of epic proportions.
- 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.
- The naval battle between the two countries left four sailors dead.
- After contributing his noteworthy skills to a massive naval battle, he is readied for a victory celebration.