navy meaning
EN[ˈneɪvi] [-eɪvi]US
WNavy
- A navy or maritime force is a fleet of waterborne military vessels (watercraft) and its associated naval aviation, both sea-based and land-based.
- In most nations, the term "naval", as opposed to "navy", is interpreted as encompassing all maritime military forces, e.g., navy, marine / marine corps, and coast guard forces.
- NounPLnavies
- A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.
- The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
- A governmental department in charge of a country's sea force.
- A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.
- navy colour:
- A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.
- AdjectiveCOMmore navySUPmost navy
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th century battle against the Spanish Armada.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of navy in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
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- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
- en navyless
- en navy bean
- en navy blue
- en navy yard
- en navy beans
Source: Wiktionary