Definitions for navies

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navies na·vy

Spelling: [ney-vee]

IPA: /ˈneɪ vi/

Navies is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 132 anagrams from letters in navies (aeinsv).

Definitions for navies

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 navies

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

Examples for navies

Jails and penitentiaries and armies and navies are not our best defence.

Armies and navies will be absolutely powerless to advance against it.

But, said Sergeant Madden to himself, I bet they've still got armies and navies!

It is associated with armies and navies, and an unlimited police force.

This chapter will review the navies as they gather for action.

We are not dealing with nation states competing with each other in a fairly orderly way with armies, navies and air forces.

When two navies came together, it was a collision, followed by boarding and a desperate, bloody fight at close quarters.

Tryggveson had already ships and navies that were the wonder of the North.

The latter is the form used in the American and British navies.

The power of navies was therefore, then as now, but little understood.