Thesaurus: navy

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1. n. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
2. n. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
3. n. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
4. n. the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
5. n. an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
6. n. a dark shade of blue
7. 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.
8. n:100 n. an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare