"brown-water navy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brown-water navies [plural]
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  1. (military, nautical, broadly) A naval force capable of military operations in riverine and coastal environments. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-brown-water_navy-en-noun-en:broad Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 22 39 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (military, nautical, strictly) A naval force capable of military operations only in inland waters. Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-brown-water_navy-en-noun-en:restrictive Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 22 39 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  3. (military, nautical) The portion of a naval force that is optimized for riverine operations. Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-brown-water_navy-en-noun-en:component Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 22 39 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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Related terms: littoral Coordinate_terms: blue-water navy, green-water navy

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