Troops, vessels, and weaponry deployed at sea.
the role of naval forces in protecting the flow of maritime commerce
Example sentencesExamples
- American naval forces attacked them, developing into the Battle of the Coral Sea.
- It was possible that some nations would order naval forces to board ships at sea.
- As an angry crowd denounced the navy and demanded the removal of the security zone, naval forces opened fire.
- They are developing the capability to project air and naval forces beyond their coastal areas.
- The naval forces of foreign powers play a key role in resolving armed conflicts in peacetime as well as in local wars.
- Coalition naval forces are still removing mines from the bay.
- The four quiet submarines might represent a greater threat to naval forces in Asia.
- Before becoming an independent trader, he commanded East India Company naval forces in skirmishes against pirates.
- They would have a right to command the military and naval forces of the nation.
- More than six countries have naval forces in the waters or on their way there.