- naval stores
- Any articles or commodities used by a naval ship or station, such as equipment; consumable supplies; clothing; petroleum, oils, and lubricants; medical supplies; and ammunition.
Military dictionary. 2000.
naval stores
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Naval stores — is a broad term which originally applied to the resin based components used in building and maintaining wooden sailing ships, a category which includes cordage, mask, turpentine, rosin, pitch (resin) and tar. In modern usage, the term applies to… … Wikipedia
naval stores — 1. supplies for warships. 2. various products of the pine tree, as resin, pitch, or turpentine, used in building and maintaining wooden ships. [1670 80] * * * ▪ resinous products products such as tar, pitch, turpentine, pine oil, rosin, and … Universalium
naval stores — laivyno atsargos statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Bet kurie laivų ar bazių naudojami daiktai ar reikmenys, tokie kaip įranga, suvartojamieji produktai, apranga, degalai, alyva ir tepalai, medicinos reikmenys ir šaudmenys. atitikmenys: angl.… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Naval stores industry — 1912 postcard The naval stores industry collects, processes, and markets forest products created from the oleoresin of particular types of pine tree (genus Pinus), the slash pine and the longleaf pine. The industry is associated with the… … Wikipedia
naval stores — noun plural 1. : permanent or consumable supplies for warships excluding armament stores 2. : products (as tar, pitch, turpentine, pine oil, rosin, terpenes) obtained from the oleoresin of pine and other coniferous trees … Useful english dictionary
naval stores — noun plural Etymology: from their former use in the construction and maintenance of wooden sailing vessels Date: 1677 products (as turpentine, pitch, and rosin) obtained from resinous conifers and especially pines … New Collegiate Dictionary
naval stores — plural noun materials used in shipping … English new terms dictionary
stores — n. supplies 1) naval stores 2) a cache of stores * * * [ supplies ] naval stores a cache of stores … Combinatory dictionary
naval — adj. 1 of, in, for, etc. the navy or a navy. 2 of or concerning ships (a naval battle). Phrases and idioms: naval academy a college for training naval officers. naval architect a designer of ships. naval architecture the designing of ships. naval … Useful english dictionary
Naval dock — Dock Dock, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ? receptacle, fr. ? to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, used for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
