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green-water navies

green-water navies is the plural of green-water navy.

Meaning of green-water navy

Noun

green-water navy (plural green-water navies)

  1. A naval force capable of military operations in coastal waters and in the open seas near its home country, but not capable of independent operations far from its home country.
  2. The portion of a naval force that is optimized for operations in coastal waters.

Questions about green-water navies

What is green-water navies the plural of?
Green-water navies is the plural of green-water navy.

Words near green-water navies in the dictionary

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  2. green-veined white
  3. green-veined whites
  4. green-violet
  5. green-violets
  6. green-water navies
  7. green-water navy
  8. green-wellie
  9. green-welly
  10. green-white-checker
  11. green-white-checkered

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