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na·vy 
[ney-vee] Pronunciation Key
[ney-vee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -vies.
| 1. | the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler. |
| 2. | (often initial capital letter) the complete body of such warships together with their officers and enlisted personnel, equipment, yards, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation. |
| 3. | (often initial capital letter) the department of government charged with its management. |
| 4. | navy blue. |
| 5. | Archaic. a fleet of ships. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| na·vy
(nā'vē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. na·vies
[Middle English, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, pl. of nāvigium, ship, from nāvigāre, to sail; see navigate.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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navy
c.1330, "fleet of ships, especially for purposes of war," from O.Fr. navie "fleet, ship," from L. navigia, pl. of navigium "vessel, boat," from navis "ship" (see naval). Meaning "a nation's collective, organized sea power" is from 1540. The O.E. words were sciphere (usually of Viking invaders) and scipfierd (usually of the home defenses). Navy blue was the color of the British naval uniform.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| navy | |
noun | |
| 1. | an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare |
| 2. | a dark shade of blue [syn: dark blue] |
| 3. | the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces [syn: United States Navy] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Navy Hill, MP (CDP, FIPS 22650) Location: 15.20937 N, 145.73373 E
Population (1990): 419 (147 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Brooklyn Navy Ya, NY Zip code(s): 11251
Navy Yard City, WA (CDP, FIPS 48225) Location: 47.55160 N, 122.66695 W
Population (1990): 2905 (1330 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Navy
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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