Definitions for navy

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navy na·vy

Spelling: [ney-vee]

IPA: /ˈneɪ vi/

Navy is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in navy (anvy).

Definitions for navy

noun

1. the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
2. (often initial capital letter) the complete body of such warships together with their officers and enlisted personnel, equipment, yards, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation.
3. (often initial capital letter) the department of government charged with its management.
4. navy blue.
5. Archaic. a fleet of ships.

Origin of navy

1300-50; Middle English navie Middle French Vulgar Latin *navia, equivalent to Latin nāv(is) ship + -ia -y³

Examples for navy

The Italian navy tweeted regular updates of the saved-to-stranded passenger ratio.

He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.

He was a great lover of the navy, and he liked me because of it.

As one result of this, our navy ranks larger, in comparison, than it ever did before.

"That's of course, if he was a captain in the British navy," said Mr. Palmer.

It was afterwards understood that he was destined for the navy.

Within hours, the Indonesian navy said dozens of bodies were being seen.

The navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.

I entered the navy, then, for the first time, as a common Jack.

I went down to the Post Office once and got a bill about the navy!