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naval crown

naval crown noun: a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships, given as a military award in Ancient Rome to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.

Noun

naval crown (plural naval crowns)

  1. (historical) A gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships, given as a military award in Ancient Rome to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
  2. A naval emblem made up of a circlet with the sails and sterns of ships alternating on top.

Forms of naval crown

pluralnaval crowns

Questions about naval crown

What does naval crown mean?
Naval crown means a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships, given as a military award in Ancient Rome to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
What part of speech is naval crown?
Naval crown is a noun.
What is the plural of naval crown?
The plural of naval crown is naval crowns.

Words near naval crown in the dictionary

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  6. naval crown
  7. naval crowns
  8. naval engineer
  9. naval engineers
  10. naval infantry
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