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Naval formation
The concept of a naval task force or simply task force is as old as navies, and prior to that time the assembly of ships for naval operations was referred
Naval_task_force
Ad hoc military formation
two ways in which a U.S. or U.S.-allied task force may be assigned a number. The first is the originally naval scheme promulgated and governed by the Military
Joint_task_force
Group or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity
called task forces. The concept of a naval task force or simply task force is as old as navies, and prior to that time the assembly of ships for naval operations
Task_force
Service component command of the United States Navy
Fifth Fleet and several other subordinate task forces, including Combined Task Force 150, Combined Task Force 158 and others. The Navy's post-World War
United States Naval Forces Central Command
United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command
Allied naval task force in the Pacific theatre of World War II
Task Force 44 was an Allied naval task force during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The task force consisted of warships from the United States Navy
Task_Force_44
Multinational naval task force
Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) is a multinational naval task force, set up in 2009 as a response to piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off the eastern
Combined_Task_Force_151
US Navy task force deployed during the 1971 India–Pakistan War
Task Force 74 was a naval task force that has existed twice. The first Task Force 74 was a mixed Allied force of Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and
Task_Force_74
Military unit
The designation Task Force 16 (TF 16) was used for multiple units of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prior to American entry into the war the designation
Task_Force_16
Primary striking force of the US Navy in the Pacific War
The Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38 when assigned to Third Fleet, TF 58 when assigned to Fifth Fleet) was a group of ships in World War II. It was the main
Fast_Carrier_Task_Force
Index of articles associated with the same name
Western Naval Task Force was the name used for several groups of warships during amphibious landings in World War II: A force under Rear-Admiral Hewitt
Western_Naval_Task_Force
Intergovernmental naval operations
Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) is a multinational coalition naval task force working under the 34-nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces and is
Combined_Task_Force_150
1949 film by Delmer Daves
Task Force is a 1949 American war film about the development of U.S. aircraft carriers from USS Langley (CV-1) to USS Franklin (CV-13). Although Robert
Task_Force_(film)
Filipino Admiral (born 1964
Commander of the Joint Task Force Malampaya, Commander of Naval Task Force 50, Deputy Commander of the AFP Western Command, Chief of Naval Staff of the Philippine
Allan_Ferdinand_V._Cusi
Military unit
Task Force 60). As of 2011 Task Force 60 will normally be the commander of Naval Task Force Europe and Africa. Any naval unit within the USEUCOM or USAFRICOM
Task_Force_60
Naval task force of the United States Navy, active since the 1940s
Task Force 71 (TF-71) has been a naval task force of the United States Navy, active since the 1940s. The Task Force also used to fulfill the function
Task_Force_71
and provided Naval gunfire support. The Western Naval Task Force transported the Western Task Force (Seventh U.S. Army) and provided Naval gunfire support
Operation Husky order of battle
Operation_Husky_order_of_battle
Filipino government official and former Navy admiral
Task Group 62.2, and the Naval Task Group 72. He also commanded the Naval Task Force Sea Hawk, where he led operations against smugglers with the assistance
Robert_Empedrad
Numbered fleet of the United States Navy
into task forces. Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe included Task Force 502 (Carrier Forces, effectively Task Force 60), Task Force 503
United_States_Sixth_Fleet
1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
5 April the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands
Falklands_War
Military unit
The permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea (Russian: Постоянное оперативное соединение Военно-морского флота Российской Федерации
Mediterranean_Sea_Task_Force
Military unit
headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. During World War Two, Task Force 80 was the designation for the Western Naval Task Force, under the command
Task_Force_80
Military unit
Task Force 73/Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (CTF 73/CLWP) is a U.S. Navy task force of the United States Seventh Fleet that is based in Singapore
Task_Force_73
New York state military unit
Joint Task Force Empire Shield is an element of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs partly responsible for the military defense
Joint Task Force Empire Shield
Joint_Task_Force_Empire_Shield
Multinational Persian Gulf force since 2004
The Combined Task Force 152 or CTF-152 is a multinational naval task force, set up in 2004 to coordinate security operations in the Persian Gulf and is
Combined_Task_Force_152
Military unit
Task Force 11 (TF 11 or alternately Commander Task Force 11, CTF 11) is a designation that has been used by the United States armed forces for two separate
Task_Force_11
Special operations unit
The Joint Special Operations Command Task Force in the Iraq War was a joint U.S. and British special operations temporary grouping assembled from different
Joint Special Operations Command Task Force in the Iraq War
Joint_Special_Operations_Command_Task_Force_in_the_Iraq_War
landings were carried out by combined forces of the US Navy and Royal Navy. Naval losses: 2 destroyers, 1 minesweeper, 1 tug, 1 hospital ship Vice Admiral
Operation Avalanche naval order of battle
Operation_Avalanche_naval_order_of_battle
This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the
Falklands War order of battle: British naval forces
Falklands_War_order_of_battle:_British_naval_forces
South Korean military unit
Combined Task Force 151. The naval task force is named after the historical 9th-century Korean military base Cheonghaejin. Deployed from Jinhae Naval Base
Cheonghae_Unit
European anti-piracy military operation
Ocean, and it is the first EU naval operation to be launched. It cooperates with the multinational Combined Task Force 151 of the US-led Combined Maritime
Operation_Atalanta
United States Navy task force
Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN/Task Force 76 (Amphibious Force U.S. SEVENTH Fleet) is a United States Navy task force. It is part of the United States
Task_Force_76
Military unit
The 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) is the first US Army multi-domain operations unit that integrates cyberspace, space, land, sea, and air operations
1st_Multi-Domain_Task_Force
Type of warship
anti-submarine warfare (ASW). The current canonical combined arms naval task force or task group centers around a flagship hosting dedicated command elements
Surface_combatant
Military operation attacking from air and sea to land
operation may be prepared and planned in days or weeks, and would employ a naval task force to land less than a division of troops. The intent of operational landings
Amphibious_warfare
Covert division of the United States Navy
In 1966, the Navy created Task Force 157 (sometimes Pentagon's Spies) as a covert division to control their clandestine intelligence operations, specifically
Task_Force_157
Filipino Admiral
assigned to lead naval forces, such as the Naval Task Force 41 of the AFP Western Command, Naval Task Force 61 and the Naval Task Force ZAMBASULTA of the
Giovanni_Bacordo
Military unit
The designation Task Force 17 (TF17) was applied to a number of US Navy units during World War II. Its most famous incarnation was as an Carrier Strike
Task_Force_17
Alternate history novel series by John Birmingham
socio-historical changes that result when a technologically advanced naval task force from the year 2021 is accidentally transported back through time to
Axis_of_Time
Task force of the US Department of Defense
preceded by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), a 2020 to 2021 program within the Office of Naval Intelligence used to "standardize collection
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_Office
Naval warfare branch of South Korea's military
operations, the ROK Fleet has a task force, a submarine force, a naval aviation force, a surface flotilla, a special warfare force, and units for combat readiness
Republic_of_Korea_Navy
World War II operation in France
split into the Western Naval Task Force (under Admiral Alan Kirk) supporting the American sectors and the Eastern Naval Task Force (under Admiral Sir Philip
Operation_Overlord
Ships supporting the 1944 Normandy landings
G. Kirk, the commander of the Western Naval Task Force. Badsey & Bean includes HMS Bellona as part of Task Force O, but does include it in the list of
List of ships in Omaha Bombardment Group
List_of_ships_in_Omaha_Bombardment_Group
the end of the conflict. The presence of nuclear depth bombs in the naval task force was reported by journalists soon after the end of the war but not confirmed
British nuclear weapons and the Falklands War
British_nuclear_weapons_and_the_Falklands_War
Military unit
Task Force Leatherneck or MEB-Afghanistan was a Marine Air-Ground Task Force that operated in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The name was originally given
Task_Force_Leatherneck
1898 Spanish naval task force
Relief Column was a naval task force of Spain's most powerful warships, under the command of Rear Admiral Manuel de la Cámara, tasked with relieving Spanish
Cámara's_Flying_Relief_Column
Strategic and tactical missile force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
central China to the Western Pacific, where it was recovered by a naval task force. The Dongfeng-5 possessed the capability to hit targets in the Soviet
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
People's_Liberation_Army_Rocket_Force
United States Navy admiral (1884–1945)
the Bureau of Aeronautics and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air. In 1944–1945, he led Task Force 38 in operations off the Philippines and Okinawa
John_S._McCain_Sr.
Task Force 57 (TF 57) is a United States Navy task force. It was previously active during World War II. Task Force numbers were in constant use, and there
Task_Force_57
Military branch involved in naval warfare
projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of a navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations
Navy
World War II landing operation in Europe
split into the Western Naval Task Force (under Admiral Alan G. Kirk) supporting the US sectors and the Eastern Naval Task Force (under Admiral Sir Philip
Normandy_landings
assertions of sovereignty provided the spur for Britain to send a naval task force in order to finally and permanently return to the islands. On 3 January
History of the Falkland Islands
History_of_the_Falkland_Islands
1944 Allied invasion of Southern France
on the beaches of the Côte d'Azur under the protection of a large naval task force, followed by several divisions of French Army B. They were opposed
Operation_Dragoon
Naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces
Caspian Flotilla, the permanent task force in the Mediterranean, Naval Aviation, and the Coastal Troops (consisting of the Naval Infantry and the Coastal Missile
Russian_Navy
US government effort to mitigate COVID-19
Coronavirus Task Force was the United States Department of State task force during the first Trump administration. The goal of the Task Force was to coordinate
White House Coronavirus Task Force
White_House_Coronavirus_Task_Force
Military unit
The 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force (2MDTF) is a US Army multi-domain operations unit that will integrate cyberspace, space, land, sea, and air operations
2nd_Multi-Domain_Task_Force
US military unit designation (1946–2012)
Task Force 20 was a temporary combat force designation that has been used several times by separate parts of the United States armed forces. The longer-established
Task_Force_20
Siege in 490 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars
Lade, Darius began to plan to subjugate Greece. In 490 BC, he sent a naval task force under Datis and Artaphernes across the Aegean to subjugate the Cyclades
Siege_of_Eretria
US Navy aircraft carrier battle force
disestablishment of the task force in 2000. Task Force 77 formed the main striking force of the Seventh Fleet, the main naval force of the Allied South West
Task Force 77 (United States Navy)
Task_Force_77_(United_States_Navy)
Dutch frigate
October 2018. "Dutch Navy Frigate To Join French-Led Naval Task Force In The Strait Of Hormuz". Naval News. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
HNLMS_De_Ruyter_(F804)
Military unit
Task Force 75 (CTF 75), properly named Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific; or simply NEFCPAC (pronounced "nef-see-pack"), is a US Navy task force
Task_Force_75
United States Navy admiral (1887–1947)
was a pioneer in naval aviation who became an admiral in the United States Navy, and served as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific during
Marc_Mitscher
USN admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (1885–1973)
World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task forces through the war; he was the operational task force commander at the pivotal battles of the Coral
Frank_Jack_Fletcher
Military unit
Task Force K-Bar, originally the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-South (CJSOTF-South), was led by the United States and composed of special
Task_Force_K-Bar
Nuclear weapon for use underwater
peripheral areas and merchant shipping. During the Falklands War, Britain's naval task force carried 31 nuclear depth charges. HMS Hermes had 18, HMS Invincible
Nuclear_depth_bomb
Komandarm Fedko class replenishment oilers
self-defence. It is a major force multiplier in sustaining the navy's blue water operations. It can increase the range of a naval task force without tanker support
INS_Jyoti
Flagship of the French Navy
annual bilateral naval exercises between the Indian and French navies called 'Varuna'. A French naval task group, designated Task Force 473, led by Charles
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
French_aircraft_carrier_Charles_de_Gaulle
U.S. Navy's special operations force
DEVGRU fell under Task Force Blue, while Naval Special Warfare Group 2 composed the entirety of Task Force White. Task Force White was tasked with three principal
United_States_Navy_SEALs
Class of British warships
aircraft carrier task force in the nuclear-war environment. Eight ships were built and entered service. Two served in the British naval task force in the Falklands
County-class_destroyer
Circumnavigation of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered TF1
Operation Sea Orbit was the 1964 circumnavigation of Task Force One of the United States Navy, consisting of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65)
Operation_Sea_Orbit
Ships supporting the 1944 Normandy landings
part of US Navy Force U, which consisted of 865 ships under Rear Admiral Don P. Moon. This was in turn part of the Western Naval Task Force, under Admiral
List of ships in Utah Bombardment Group
List_of_ships_in_Utah_Bombardment_Group
UN peacekeeping mission since 1978
tribunal for the killing. The Maritime Task Force (MTF) is the naval component of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). As of February 2012
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon
United States Navy component of JSOC
unit is often referred to within JSOC as Task Force Blue. DEVGRU is administratively supported by the Naval Special Warfare Command and operationally
SEAL_Team_Six
times of war, Commander Naval Forces Korea becomes a Task Force (Task Force 78) of the United States Seventh Fleet. Other Naval Force Commands may similarly
Structure of the United States Navy
Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy
Ammunition ship of the United States Navy
deployed to the Persian Gulf on August 23, 1990 as part of International Naval task force for Operation Desert Shield from 2 September 1990 to 20 January 1991
USNS_Kilauea
German naval officer (1912–1998)
1962, Kretschmer was appointed head of the department for naval task force training and naval tactics with the Führungsstab der Marine (Navy Staff) with
Otto_Kretschmer
Military unit
Marine Corps. The mission of ANGLICO is "To provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commanders a liaison capability to plan, coordinate, and conduct
Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Air_Naval_Gunfire_Liaison_Company
1981 naval combat board game
TaskForce: Naval Tactics and Operations in the 1980's is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1981 that simulates naval
TaskForce: Naval Tactics and Operations in the 1980's
TaskForce:_Naval_Tactics_and_Operations_in_the_1980's
2003 US Marine Brigade in Iraq
Task Force Tarawa (TFT) was the name given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was a Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Task_Force_Tarawa
WWII battle in the Pacific Theater
55th Engineer Regiment. These forces would be supported by a large naval task force, and landing operations would be preceded by a heavy aerial campaign
Battle_of_Rabaul_(1942)
U.S. government disaster recovery operation
Joint Task Force Katrina was a joint operation between the United States Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency created on September
Joint_Task_Force_Katrina
Region of the Achaemenid Empire mentioned in ancient Greek literature
Lade, Darius began to plan to subjugate Greece. In 490 BC, he sent a naval task force under Datis and Artaphernes across the Aegean to subjugate the Cyclades
Cissia_(area)
Task Force 31 (TF 31) was a US Navy task force active with the United States Third Fleet during World War II, and still ready to be activated today with
Task_Force_31
Army Navy (PLAN) task force in the Gulf of Aden as an anti-piracy measure in response to piracy off the coast of Somalia. The task force was initially authorized
Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden
Chinese_anti-piracy_operations_in_the_Gulf_of_Aden
Part of World War 2 in 1943
Tunisia. Allied naval forces were also grouped into two task forces to transport and support the invading armies. The Eastern Naval Task Force was formed from
Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
Special forces of Singapore
The Special Operations Task Force (SOTF, Chinese: 特别行动特遣部队, Malay: Pasukan Petugas Operasi Khas) is a special operations command of the Singapore Armed
Special_Operations_Task_Force
Formation of the Royal Navy (created 2006)
Crisis, the Mediterranean Fleet formed a combined naval task force with the French, named Task Force 345, which comprised five aircraft carriers, in addition
UK_Carrier_Strike_Group
40th Chief of the Philippine Navy
served as task group commander of the Naval Task Group 61.1, Naval Task Group 61.2, Naval Task Group Basilan, Naval Task Group Central, Naval Task Group 62
Toribio_Adaci_Jr.
US Navy amphibious assault ship
involvement in World War II. Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in an amphibious assault by helicopters
USS_Makin_Island_(LHD-8)
Computerized battlefield information system
information system. DATAR combined the data from all of the sensors in a naval task force into a single "overall view" that was then transmitted back to all
DATAR
1999 military operation
Watch earlier in 1999. NATO naval forces operated in the Adriatic Sea. The UK's Royal Navy sent a substantial task force that included the aircraft carrier
NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
Task Force 90 was a United States Navy task force. In 1945 it was Aircraft, North Pacific Force, under Major General D. Johnson USA, part of North Pacific
Task_Force_90_(United_States)
Type Command for U.S. Naval air forces operating primarily in the Atlantic
Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (also known as COMNAVAIRLANT, AIRLANT, and CNAL) is the aviation type commander (TYCOM) for the United States Naval aviation
Naval_Air_Force_Atlantic
US Marine Corps combined arms force
In the United States Marine Corps, a Marine Air–Ground Task Force (MAGTF, pronounced MAG-TAF) is the principal organization for all missions across the
Marine_Air–Ground_Task_Force
1625 battle of the Eighty Years War
ordered the assembly of a combined army and naval task force with the objective of recovering the city. The task force, consisting of Spanish and Italian tercios
Recapture_of_Bahia
Ongoing military conflict between Germany and the Islamic State
Force Wing 51 "Immelmann" Tactical Air Force Wing 33 The Bremen-class frigate Augsburg joined the naval task force of French aircraft carrier Charles de
German intervention against the Islamic State
German_intervention_against_the_Islamic_State
Service component command of the US Navy
employment. Task Force One was the Ocean Escort Force, TF2—Striking Force, TF3—Scouting Force, TF4—Support Force, TF5—Submarine Force, TF6—Naval Coastal Frontier
United States Fleet Forces Command
United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command
Hijacking of ships by Somali pirates
Freedom), Combined Task Force 151 (which was set up in 2009 specifically to run counter-piracy operations), the EU naval task force operating under Operation
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia
1982 Invincible-class light aircraft carrier
no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. In 2000 Illustrious led Task Group 342.1, a naval task force comprising HM ships — Ocean, Argyll, Iron Duke, Chatham —
HMS_Illustrious_(R06)
Surface branch of the French Navy
The Force d'action navale (FAN, Naval Action Force) is the 10,500-man and nearly 100-ship force of surface warships of the French Navy. As of August 2023
Naval_Action_Force
1942 Japanese planned military offensive against the Australian territory of New Guinea
The implementation of these operations was assigned to the Japanese Naval task force led by Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, after completing the Java campaign.
Operation_Mo
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Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Son of Bharat (Brother of Lord Rama)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Astonishing
Boy/Male
Hindu
Nivala morsel
Girl/Female
Muslim
Small plant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, named from an unattested Old Scandinavian word, thresk ‘marsh’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Wonder, New, Modern
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian : from ask ‘ash tree’, applied either as a habitational name from a place named with this word or as an ornamental name.English : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Aske, from Old English as æsc ‘ash tree’, later replaced by the Old Norse cognate askr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval vernacular short form of the personal name Pascal, Latin Paschalis (see Pascal).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Acme of mountain
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Acme of Mountain
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö¸×וָה) Hebrew name NAVA means "beautiful."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Peacock
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bags and purses, from German Tasche ‘bag’, ‘purse’. Compare Taschner.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Naya, New, Nootan
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Telugu
Wonder
Boy/Male
Hindu
Champion, King of the jews, Awesome with sports
Girl/Female
Spanish
Task.
Female
Chamoru
, bay, ocean, sea.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.English : unexplained.
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Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’ + the common adjectival suffix -ell, from Latin -elius.English : variant of Thornhill.
Girl/Female
Indian
Attack
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Carrying a Lot of Strength; Mighty; Strong
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Temple of the Enlightener
Male
Scottish
Scottish form of Roman Latin Augustus, AUGUSULUS means "venerable." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a king who attended Arthur's coronation.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for the Right
Boy/Male
Hindu
King bharats son, Eyes like a pigeon
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Travels by night
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n.
Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
a.
Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.
v. i.
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
v. t.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
a.
Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
n.
The quantity contained in a cask.
v. t.
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
v. t.
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
n.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
n.
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
v. t.
To put into a cask.
n.
See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
n.pl.
Naval affairs.
a.
Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
n.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
n.
A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
v. t.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
n.
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
v. t.
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
n.
One of the nasal bones.