naval stores

na·val store

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-vuh l stawr, stohr]
- /ˈneɪ vəl stɔr, stoʊr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-vuh l stawr, stohr]
- /ˈneɪ vəl stɔr, stoʊr/

Definitions of naval stores words

noun naval stores supplies for warships. 1
noun naval stores various products of the pine tree, as resin, pitch, or turpentine, used in building and maintaining wooden ships. 1
noun plural naval stores supplies for navy ships 1
noun plural naval stores articles or materials that are used in shipping 0

See all 4 definitions of naval stores

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Origin of naval stores

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Naval stores

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Naval stores

naval stores popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

naval stores usage trend in Literature

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