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navale — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  • rigging noun The ropes, chains, and cables that support a ship's masts and sails.

Senses

navale is used for these senses in English:

  • dock (US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.
  • rigging Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.

dock — full definition

  1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
  3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
  4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
  5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

rigging — full definition

  1. noun The ropes, chains, and cables that support a ship's masts and sails.
  2. noun The dishonest manipulation of an outcome, such as an election or a market.