Definition of navy Navy
/nejˈvi/ - [neyvee] - na•vy
We found 18 definitions of navy from 9 different sources.
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What does navy mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: navies |
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| navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare | ||
| naval forces | ||
| armed service, military service, service land tenure by service in the lord's army | ||
| 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" | ||
| navy - the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces | ||
| United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy | ||
| federal agency, government agency, bureau, agency, authority, office a business that serves other businesses | ||
| 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 | ||
| naval 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| navy - a dark shade of blue | ||
| dark blue, navy blue | ||
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Wiktionary 
- navy (Noun)
A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel. - navy (Noun)
A governmental department in charge of a country's sea force. - navy (Noun)
A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue . - navy (Adjective)
Having the dark blue colour of navy blue . - navy (Adjective)
Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- navy (n.)
A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. - navy (n.)
The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. - navy (n.)
The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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navy
A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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navy
nā′vi, n. a fleet of ships: the whole of the ships-of-war of a nation: the officers and men belonging to the warships of a nation.—ns. Nā′vy-list, a list of the officers and ships of a navy, published from time to time; Nā′vy-yard, a government dockyard. [O. Fr. navie—L. navis, a ship.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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navy
(from navis, Lat.) implies, in general, any fleet or assembly of ships. It is, however, more particularly understood of the fleet of vessels of war, that belong to a kingdom or state, to be employed either in assaulting and destroying its enemies, or protecting its commerce, and defending its coasts against hostilities or invasion.The navy of Great-Britain, together with its civil and military departments, is governed by the lord high-admiral, or the lords commissioners for executing this office. It is divided into several classes, or orders, in proportion to the size of the ships, &c. See the article RATE.If the only objects to be considered in the distribution of the navy, into different rates, were to improve ship-building, and facilitate the operations of the marine, it might appear expedient to multiply the rates, much beyond their present number, which would oblige the shipwrights to study the principles of their art with more diligence and application. But the simplicity of the service in our dock-yards, and the views of œconomy, which ought never to be neglected when they regard important objects, has rendered it convenient to arrange the masts, the yards, the sails, the rigging, and artillery, into six rates; which, besides that of sloops of war, answers all the purposes of the navy. See DOCK-YARDS. -
navy
is also the collective body of officers employed in his majesty’s sea-service.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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navy
Any assembly of ships, whether for commerce or war. More particularly the vessels of war which, belonging to the government of any state, constitute its maritime force. The Royal Navy of Great Britain is conducted under the direction of the lords-commissioners for executing the office of lord high-admiral, and by the following principal officers under them:--the controller of the navy, controlling dockyards, building, &c., with his staff; the accountant-general, store-keeper general, and controller of victualling. These several lords meet as a board at Somerset House on special days to give the affairs the force of the board of admiralty.
Wikipedia 
- The navy is the part of a country's military that fights on water using boats. People in the navy are called sailors. The navy is mostly made up of warships. It may also have its own air force and soldiers. It also may have special boats that can go underwater, called submarines.
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🔤- navy, noun, singular of navies.
- navy, adjective.
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