Meaning of navy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel
2. A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
   countable
3. of the navy. naval uniform; a naval officer. vloot بَحْري военноморски naval námořní, námořnický Marine-... sø- ναυτικός, που ανήκει στο ναυτικό naval mere-, laevastiku- وابسته به نیروی دریایی laivasto- naval שֶׁל הַצִי सामुद्रिक mornarički časnik, kadet ratne mornarice haditengerészeti angkatan laut sjóliðs-; flota- navale 海軍の 해군의 karinio jūrų laivyno, jūrų, jūrininko jūras-; flotes- pegawai tentera laut marine-marine-, sjøforsvars-, flåte- marynarski په دريايى قوه اړوند naval naval морской ...
4. feminine singular of marino
5. A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force
6. A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
   countable
7. All of a nation's warships.
8. third-person singular present indicative
9. Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both
10. Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.
    archaic, countable
11. often Navy A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.
12. second-person singular imperative
13. A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue
14. A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.
    countable, uncountable
15. A group of ships; a fleet.
16. Having the dark blue colour of navy blue
17. Navy blue.
18. (Military) the warships and auxiliary vessels of a nation or ruler
19. (Military) the navy (often capital) the branch of a country's armed services comprising such ships, their crews, and all their supporting services and equipment
    often capital
20. (Colours) Also: navy blue dark blue
21. archaic or literary a fleet of ships
    archaic
22. (as modifier): a navy custom.
    as modifier

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Examples

“The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.”

“People who get seasick easily shouldn't join the navy.”

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