Navy
Navy , noun
[ Old French navie, from Latin 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.
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.
4.
same as navy blue.
Collocations (2)
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.
Navy , adjective
Having a color of navy blue.