Navy
31navy — noun 1) a 600 ship navy Syn: fleet, flotilla, armada, naval force 2) a navy blazer Syn: navy blue, dark blue, midnight blue, indigo …
32Navy — During the WARS OF THE ROSES, England had no standing fleet, and naval needs were met by indenting (contracting) with merchants and nobles to supply ships and crews to perform a specified service for a specified time. Not meant for voyaging in …
33Navy — Byzantium (q.v.), despite the geographical centrality of the Mediterranean (q.v.) and an enormous coastline, was never a maritime power. Indeed, fear of the sea was apparently common, judging from Byzantine literature. This may help to explain …
34Navy — (Tatmadaw Yay) One of the three services of the Tatmadaw, its commander in chief is a (three star) lieutenant general. Unlike some of its neighbors in Southeast Asia, Burma does not have a strong maritime tradition. Yet its long coastline… …
35Navy — Na|vy [ neivi] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. navy, dies über altfr. navie u. spätlat. navia aus lat. navis »Schiff «> Kriegsmarine, Flotte …
36navy — [14] Latin nāvis ‘ship’ is the ultimate source of navy. In post classical times it spawned an offspring nāvia ‘fleet’, which passed into English via Old French navie. Other Latin derivatives of nāvis were nāvālis, source of English naval [16],… …
37navy — noun (plural navies) 1》 [treated as sing. or plural] the branch of a state s armed services which conducts military operations at sea. ↘literary a fleet of ships. 2》 (also navy blue) a dark blue colour. Origin ME: from OFr. navie ship, fleet …
38navy — [ˈneɪvi] noun 1) [C] the part of a country s armed forces that uses ships 2) [U] navy blue …
39navy — na•vy [[t]ˈneɪ vi[/t]] n. pl. vies 1) mil the warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler 2) mil (often cap.) the complete body of such warships, together with the personnel, equipment, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation 3) …
40navy — /ˈneɪvi / (say nayvee) noun (plural navies) 1. the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler. 2. such a body of warships together with their officers and men, equipment, yards, etc. 3. Also, navy blue. a dark blue, as …
