The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SUBS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1958.
Naval units: Colloq crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SUBS | 100 % | 4 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Naval units: Colloq
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- manoeuvre
 - squadron
 - exec
 - raft
 - tub
 - rafts
 - tons
 - brigade
 - ace
 - fix
 - front
 - hand
 
Crossword Answer definitions
SUBS noun- A submarine.
 - A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
 - A substitute, often in sports.
 - (often in plural) A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
 - A subtitle.
 - A subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does).
 - A subeditor.
 - A subcontractor.
 - (BDSM) A submissive.
 - A subordinate.
 - A subaltern.
 - A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
 - Subsistence money: part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
 
- To substitute for.
 - To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
 - To replace (a player) with a substitute.
 - Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
 - To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
 - To lend.
 - To subscribe.
 - (BDSM) To take a submissive role.
 
- To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
 - To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
 
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