navy

[na·vy]

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

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

Noun
a dark shade of blue

Noun
an organization of military naval forces


n.
A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.

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

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


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.

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

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Usage Examples

I grew up in a Navy family.

I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.

My mom enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and my parents actually bought our home thanks to the loan she got through the GI Bill.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Kennedy lied and lied about his health while he was alive, even using his father's influence to get into the Navy without ever taking a medical examination.

My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army, but I never called them 'sir' or 'ma'am' or anything like that, and we never really moved around a lot because both my parents were stationed in D.C.

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament it is its ancient and natural strength the floating bulwark of the island.

Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel.

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