navy
IPA: nˈeɪvi
noun
- (countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
- (countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
- (archaic, countable) Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.
- (color, countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.
adjective
- (color) Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.
- (military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
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Examples of "navy" in Sentences
- The navy did not lag behind the army.
- The army and the navy were modernized.
- The names of ships are selected by the secretary of the Navy.
- There are commando units in the Brazilian Army and in the navy.
- She was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named 'Courser'.
- Helena was the first ship to receive the Navy Unit Commendation.
- The other two did a tour of duty in the navy and army respectfully.
- He accused the Navy for secretly supplying food to the French Navy.
- The ships were among the first ironclad warships in the Russian Navy.
- But she is clearly bitter about what she calls the navy's "" betrayal. ''
- In 1904, the ship became the auxiliary cruiser the 'Don' in the Russian Navy.
- Right now our navy is the smallest it has been since the beginning of World War 1.
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- Two men climbed out, both wearing the company coveralls in navy blue — third shift navy blue.
- A predecessor of mine in the office of Chief Justice, the late John R. Cartwright, was fond of saying that the Supreme Court like the navy is a silent service.
- What our army and navy is was splendidly demonstrated when our bluejackets marched aboard their ships before our drawn-up soldiers while Admiral Fletcher transferred the command of Vera Cruz to General Funston.
- Associated Press/Mexico's Secretary Navy In this image released by Mexico's navy, sailors guard weapons seized after a battle between the navy and drug cartel gunmen following the killing of 72 migrants in San Fernando, eastern Mexico, Aug. 24.
- On Navy Day July 27, 2008 the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky spoke of a revival of Russian naval power over the next decade and declared that the navy would add six carrier battle groups to its complement of warships.
- That is exactly what the men in navy services have always done, and what they did before the war, when those songs were written; what the navy is always doing more than anybody else, because nobody can say that any human being is really at home on the sea.
- I am not a naval man, but these are not questions for Canada to blink; they should be faced, and they point to this, that for the security of the territorial waters of Canada, a Canadian navy is required, that is, a navy whose primary duty is to defend her waters, although if circumstances permit, it can be employed on any sea for the maintenance of the Empire.