The phrase "avoid naval" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be a misunderstanding or typo, as "naval" refers to anything related to ships or the navy, which may not fit the intended context.
Example: "To ensure safety, we must avoid naval engagements during the peace talks."
Alternatives: "steer clear of naval" or "refrain from naval".
That's a "river crab," a homonym for "harmony," which is the Party's preferred buzzword these days, as in "harmonious society" and "harmonious seas," the latter being the term for avoiding a naval conflict.
That is far to the south of most recent attacks, suggesting that the pirates may be expanding their range in an effort to avoid the multinational naval patrols now plying the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.
As part of the same tension-reducing deal between their generals, and in an effort to avoid more costly naval clashes, ships patrolling rich fishing grounds on either side of a disputed maritime boundary in the Yellow Sea have exchanged radio messages and flag signals for the first time since the Korean war more than 50 years ago.
From there, migrants continue on foot, avoiding the small naval base on the outskirts of the village.
Wealthy crime cartels were said to be using the underwater craft in a bid to avoid the rising number of naval patrols in the Caribbean.
Historian William James suggests that this was a deliberate attempt to appeal to the French naval authorities to avoid responsibility for the defeat.
." [n28] The same section extended these disabilities to persons who departed the United States with intent to avoid "draft into the military or naval service..
Lawyers for other detainees said the decision was a repudiation of the Bush administration's effort to use the detention center at the American naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to avoid scrutiny by American judges.
"Its savvy traders had managed to avoid a barrage of NATO bombs and a naval blockade to send dozens of tankers to rebel-held ports," The Telegraph reported.
