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Navy

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Noun

1. naval forces, navy

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

2. dark blue, navy, navy blue

a dark shade of blue

3. navy, united states navy, us navy, usn

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Navy

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noun plural -vies
1. 
the warships and auxiliary vessels of a nation or ruler
2.  the navy
3. Also: navy blue
dark blue
4. archaic or literary
a fleet of ships
5. 
(as modifier)
a navy custom

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Navy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈnavies
1.  Archaic
a fleet of ships
2. 
all the warships of a nation
3.  [often N-]
a. 
the entire military sea force of a nation, including vessels, officers, men, stores, yards, etc.
b. 
the governmental department in charge of this
4. 
navy blue

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Navy

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n. pl. na·vies
1. All of a nation's warships.
2. often Navy A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.
3. A group of ships; a fleet.
4. Navy blue.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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