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.
Related Words
Explore Spanish by topic
SpanishNow
6 min read
SpanishNow
6 min read