navy

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈneɪvi/]

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1. navy (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.

Example: People who get seasick easily shouldn't join the navy.

2. navy (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.

3. navy (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.

4. navy (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

Example: The cover is as navy as a bruise.

5. navy (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.

Example: […] there are chess ships and checker ships and those where acey-deucey is almost the only game, the sailors' own improved version of backgammon. Fliers from the seacoast of Iowa, anxious to be as navy as the rest, are usually the first to pick it up.

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