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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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. "The navy also of Hiram, that brought
gold from Ophir." --1 kings x. 11.
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2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or
ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
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3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a
nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
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4. same as {navy blue}.
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{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.
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