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nave

nave

noun NAH-beh Less Common

Also means

ship

Usage Note

Nave has two main senses: the central aisle of a church (la nave de la catedral) and, in literary or technical Spanish, a large vessel or spaceship (nave espacial). In everyday speech it also appears in industrial contexts meaning a warehouse or factory floor. The plural naves is regular.

Examples

"La nave espacial orbitó la Tierra."

Natural Translation

The spaceship orbited the Earth.

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