Navy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Navy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
navy n an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare Synonym(s): navy, naval forces a dark shade of blue Synonym(s): dark blue, navy, navy blue the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces Synonym(s): United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. [bd]The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir.[b8] --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.