A seaport at which ships of a navy are regularly stationed, or may dock for repair and maintenance.
an abandoned naval station on the outskirts of town
Example sentencesExamples
- The two naval station commands, on the other hand, were solely responsible for coastal defence and all training, including recruits.
- Outbreaks followed promptly in practically all naval stations in the vicinity of Boston.
- He is now being held incommunicado at a naval station in Norfolk, Virginia.
- The country was able to locate air bases and establish naval stations which would be invaluable if war occurred.
- The government undertook to sell or lease lands necessary for coaling and naval stations at certain specified points.
- In the 19th century, Lushun was East Asia's most important naval base and one of the top five naval stations in the world.
- The English decreased their military presence on the island and the garrisoned naval station was abandoned in 1906.
- Only one death is reported from any of the naval stations along this coast.
- A striking feature of most of the epidemics at naval stations was the rapidity of onset and the rapidity with which the peak of the epidemic was reached.
- The ship eased into her berth at Naval Station Norfolk.