naval engagement
Maritime military confrontation
A naval engagement is a battle between warships at sea.
The term belongs to military and historical writing, where engagement means combat between armed forces: The naval engagement off Cape Trafalgar decided British supremacy at sea.
In casual contexts, people would simply say sea battle or naval battle.
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- ship of the lineLarge armed sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
fog of war · admiral · blockade · cruiser · submarine · amphibious assault · open ocean · high seas · flanking maneuver · battle stations · corvette · Battle of Midway · captain · decisive victory · strait · line of battle · aircraft carrier · sonar technology
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- combatbattle, fight, combat, unarmed combat, grappling
- naval warfarebattleship, destroyer, sea battles, warship, cruiser
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, admiral, warship, HMS Victory, battleship
- seascapesseascape, seascapes, ocean view, coastal view, coastal scenes
- tactical victoryambush, flanking maneuver, surprise attack, encirclement, breakthrough
naval engagementland battle
Military fight on terrain
ground combat · ground war · trench warfare · aerial combat · desert warfare
naval engagementpeace treaty
Formal end to hostilities
armistice · ceasefire · truce · détente · freedom of navigation