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   Na·vy

   /ˈnāvē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations at sea: "she joined the navy in 1990"
   • ▪ the ships of a navy: "we built their navy"
   • ▪ a fleet of ships. literary Similar fleetflotillaarmadanaval (task) forcesquadron
   • 2. a dark blue color: "a navy-blue suit" Similar navy bluedark blueindigomidnight blueink blue

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘ships collectively, fleet’): from Old French navie ‘ship, fleet’, from popular Latin navia ‘ship’, from Latin navis ‘ship’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Definition of navy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. navy. noun. /ˈneɪvi/ (plural navies) [countable + singular or plural verb] the part of a country’s armed forces that fights at sea, and the ships that it uses. the British and German navies. He’s joined the navy/the Navy. an officer in the navy/the Navy.

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   noun. uk / ˈneɪvi / us. the Navy. Add to word list. B2. ships and soldiers used for fighting wars at sea: to be in the navy. to join the navy. B1 [ U ] ( also navy blue, uk us ) a very dark blue colour. (Definition of navy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of navy. in Chinese (Traditional)

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   belonging or connected to a navy; naval: navy vessels in the harbor; a navy officer with combat experience aboard a submarine.

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   May 18, 2024 · The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces charged with the defense of the country at sea, the seaborne support of the other U.S. military services, and the maintenance of security on the seas wherever the interests of the United States extend.

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   6 days ago · 1. countable noun. A country's navy consists of the people it employs to fight at sea, and the ships they use. The operation was organized by the US Navy. Her own son was also in the navy. Synonyms: fleet, warships, flotilla, armada More Synonyms of navy. 2. colour. Something that is navy or navy-blue is very dark blue.

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   noun. uk / ˈneɪvi / us. the Navy. Add to word list. B2. ships and soldiers used for fighting wars at sea: to be in the navy. to join the navy. B1 [ U ] (also navy blue, uk us ) a very dark blue colour. (Definition of navy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of navy. in Chinese (Traditional)