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naval campaign

naval campaign

5.9
A planned series of attacks by ships to gain control of the sea
  • noun
  • /ˈneɪvəl kæmˈpeɪn/
translation icon : campaña naval
  • The naval campaign aimed to capture strategic ports along the coast, ensuring supply lines were protected.

Examples

  • During World War II, the Allies coordinated a naval campaign that included battleships and submarines to defeat enemy forces at sea.

  • The navy launched a successful naval campaign to secure control over vital shipping routes in the Pacific.

  • Also, any military or naval campaigns conduct conducted on behalf of the Delian League will have an Athenian general in charge.

  • Flotilla, by Donald Shomette, tells the story of the Patuxent naval campaign.

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  • The Germans mounted an early hider/finder naval campaign with a relative handful of surface raiders and U-boats during World War I, and they followed a generation later with more raiders and a major submarine wolfpack offensive in World War II.

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Synonyms

military campaign
vsnaval campaign
16 4.1

A planned series of actions by soldiers to reach a goal in one area during a set time

is limited to operations carried out mainly by sea forces to control maritime areas

How Large

naval campaign
5.9
naval battle
2 4.0

Surface Forms

naval campaign singular
naval campaigns plural

Morphology

naval + campaign

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'naval' specifies association with a navy and 'campaign' denotes a planned set of military operations, so the combined meaning is a military operation conducted by naval forces. This adjective+noun compounding follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily derive.

Etymology

The noun naval campaign comes from the image of many naval ships working together over time in a long campaign at sea to attack ports and cut off supplies. So, it means 'a military operation by a navy'.