Definitions for navyˈneɪ vi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

na•vyˈneɪ vi(n.)(pl.)-vies.

  1. the warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.

    Category: Military

  2. (often cap.) the complete body of such warships, together with the personnel, equipment, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation.

    Category: Military

  3. (often cap.) the department of government charged with its management.

  4. Ref: navy blue.

  5. Archaic. a fleet of ships.

Origin of navy:

1300–50; ME navie < MF 蠐 L nāv(is) ship

Princeton's WordNet

  1. navy, naval forces(noun)

    an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

  2. dark blue, navy, navy blue(noun)

    a dark shade of blue

  3. United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy(noun)

    the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. navy(noun)ˈneɪ vi

    the part of a military that works off of ships

    a soldier in the navy

  2. navyˈneɪ vi

    a very dark blue; = navy blue

    soldiers dressed in navy and gold

Wiktionary

  1. navy(Noun)

    A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.

  2. navy(Noun)

    A governmental department in charge of a country's sea force.

  3. navy(Adjective)

    Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

  4. navy(Adjective)

    Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.

  5. Origin: * From navis via navie, from navis, from nau- (boat), possibly, from நாவாய். Compare Persian ناو

Webster Dictionary

  1. Navy(noun)

    a fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company

  2. Navy(noun)

    the whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy

  3. Navy(noun)

    the officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy


Translations for navy

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

navy(noun)

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.

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