About The Word Navy
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What's The Definition Of Navy?
[n] a dark shade of blue
[n] an organization of military naval forces Synonyms | Synonyms for Navy: dark blue | naval forces | navy blue Related Terms | Find terms related to Navy: argosy | armada | bottoms | cavendish | chaw | chew | chewing tobacco | coast guard | cud | cut plug | division | eating tobacco | escadrille | fid | fleet | flotilla | line | marine | merchant fleet | merchant marine | merchant navy | mosquito fleet | Naval Construction Battalion | naval forces | naval militia | naval reserve | navy plug | pigtail | quid | RN | Royal Navy | Seabees | shipping | ships | squadron | task force | task group | tobacco juice | tonnage | twist | United States Navy | USN | whaling fleet See Also | armed service | blue | blueness | fleet | military service | naval unit | service | United States Navy | US Navy Navy In Webster's Dictionary \Na"vy\; n.; pl. {Navies}. [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship.
See {Nave} of a church.]
1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many
as sail in company. ``The navy also of Hiram, that brought
gold from Ophir.'' --1 kings x. 11.
2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or
ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a
nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
{Navy bean}. see {Bean}.
{Navy yard}, a place set apart as a shore station for the use
of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and
other appliences for building and equipping war vessels
and training their crews.
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