What does nave in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word nave in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nave in Spanish.

The word nave in Spanish means ship, boat, vessel, airplane, plane, ship, craft, nave, spacecraft, spacecraft, spacecraft, industrial unit, main nave, principal nave. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nave

ship, boat, vessel

nombre femenino (embarcación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nave zarpó del puerto a las 12 del mediodía.
The ship (or: boat) set sail from the port at noon.

airplane, plane

nombre femenino (vehículo aéreo de motor) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los pilotos del escuadrón aéreo se dirigieron a sus naves para iniciar el despegue.
The pilots of the aerial fleet went to their airplanes (or: planes) to initiate take off.

ship, craft

nombre femenino (espacial, astronave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nave espacial envía imágenes a la Tierra.
The space ship sends images to Earth.

nave

nombre femenino (espacio entre arcadas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La iglesia consta de tres naves y transepto.
The church consists of three naves and a transept.

spacecraft

nombre femenino (general: transbordador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las naves espaciales ponen satélites en órbita.
Spacecrafts put satellites in orbit.

spacecraft

(coloquial (ovni)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nave espacial avistada era un globo meteorológico.
The spacecraft that was sighted was a meteorological balloon.

spacecraft

nombre femenino (no tripulada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La primera nave espacial que aterrizó en Marte era soviética.
The first spacecraft to land on Mars was Soviet.

industrial unit

(local de polígono)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nueva nave industrial cuenta con equipos de última tecnología.
The new industrial unit has the latest technology.

main nave, principal nave

nombre femenino (de un templo) (cathedral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nave principal, en el centro de la catedral, es imponente.

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