brown-water navy
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[edit]Noun
[edit]brown-water navy (plural brown-water navies)
- (military, nautical, broadly) A naval force capable of military operations in riverine and coastal environments.
- 2005, Clifford L. Linedecker, Civil War, A to Z: The Complete Handbook of America's Bloodiest Conflict, page 57:
- Gunboats and other vessels with shallow drafts that could navigate inland waterways were part of the Civil War's brown-water navies.
- (military, nautical, strictly) A naval force capable of military operations only in inland waters.
- (military, nautical) The portion of a naval force that is optimized for riverine operations.