naval battle

• Combat entre navires ou forces navales en mer, ou jeu de stratégie sur table simulant un tel affrontement.

A military engagement fought between ships or naval forces at sea, or a strategic board game simulating such combat.

1. Strategy gameA2informal

   A board game where players try to guess the location of each other's ships on a grid.

   bataille navale

   • We played naval battle on the train to pass the time.
   • He won the naval battle game by sinking all my ships.
   • The children enjoyed a game of naval battle during the holiday.

2. Military engagement at seaB2formal

   A fight between naval forces, typically involving warships.

   bataille navale

   • The naval battle lasted for three days.
   • Historians study the famous naval battle of Trafalgar.
   • The fleet prepared for a major naval battle.