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na·vy
(nā′vē)n. pl. na·vies
1. All of a nation's warships.
2. often Navy A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.
3. A group of ships; a fleet.
4. Navy blue.
[Middle English, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, pl. of nāvigium, ship, from nāvigāre, to sail; see navigate.]
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navy
(ˈneɪvɪ)n, pl -vies
1. (Military) the warships and auxiliary vessels of a nation or ruler
2. (Military) the navy (often capital) the branch of a country's armed services comprising such ships, their crews, and all their supporting services and equipment
3. (Colours) Also: navy blue dark blue
4. archaic or literary a fleet of ships
5. (as modifier): a navy custom.
[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin nāvia (unattested) ship, from Latin nāvis ship]
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na•vy
(ˈneɪ vi)n., pl. -vies.
1. the warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
2. (often cap.) the complete body of such warships, together with the personnel, equipment, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation.
3. (often cap.) the department of government charged with its management.
4. navy blue.
5. Archaic. a fleet of ships.
[1300–50; Middle English navie < Middle French « Latin nāv(is) ship]
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Navy
a fleet of ships, 1330; the sailors or crew, collectively, 1648.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfarebroadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship broadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship naval unit - a military unit that is part of a navy armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty |
| 2. |  navy - a dark shade of blue | |
| 3. |  Navy - the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forcesNaval Research Laboratory, NRL - the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, US Marine Corps, USMC - an amphibious division of the United States Navy Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, NAWCWPNS - the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems Naval Special Warfare, NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Surface Warfare Center, NSWC - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare Naval Underwater Warfare Center, NUWC - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems United States Naval Academy, US Naval Academy - a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI - the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" |
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(ˈneivi) – plural ˈnavies – noun1. a country's warships and the people who work in and with them. Russia has one of the largest navies in the world; I joined the navy fifteen years ago.marina
2. (also adjective) (also navy blue) (of) a dark blue colour. a navy (blue) jersey.azul marino
ˈnaval adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
navy
→ armada , azul marinoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009