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na·vy

(nā′vē)

n. pl. na·vies

1. All of a nation's warships.

2. often Navy A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.

3. A group of ships; a fleet.

4. Navy blue.

[Middle English, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, pl. of nāvigium, ship, from nāvigāre, to sail; see navigate.]

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navy

(ˈneɪvɪ)

n, pl -vies

1. (Military) the warships and auxiliary vessels of a nation or ruler

2. (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

3. (Colours) Also: navy blue dark blue

4. archaic or literary a fleet of ships

5. (as modifier): a navy custom.

[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin nāvia (unattested) ship, from Latin nāvis ship]

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na•vy

(ˈneɪ vi)

n., pl. -vies.

1. the warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.

2. (often cap.) the complete body of such warships, together with the personnel, equipment, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation.

3. (often cap.) the department of government charged with its management.

4. navy blue.

5. Archaic. a fleet of ships.

[1300–50; Middle English navie < Middle French « Latin nāv(is) ship]

Navy

a fleet of ships, 1330; the sailors or crew, collectively, 1648.

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Noun	1.	navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare naval forces broadside - the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship broadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship naval unit - a military unit that is part of a navy armed service, military service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
	2.	navy - a dark shade of blue dark blue, navy blue blue, blueness - blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
	3.	Navy - the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces United States Navy, US Navy, USN Naval Research Laboratory, NRL - the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, US Marine Corps, USMC - an amphibious division of the United States Navy Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, NAWCWPNS - the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems Naval Special Warfare, NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Surface Warfare Center, NSWC - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare Naval Underwater Warfare Center, NUWC - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems United States Naval Academy, US Naval Academy - a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI - the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

navy

noun fleet, warships, flotilla, armada, squadron He joined the navy at the age of eighteen.

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Translations

أَزْرَقٌ دَاكِنٌأُسْطولأُسْطُولٌلَوْن أزرَق كُحْلي

námořnictvotmavomodrýválečné loďstvonámořnická modř

flådemarinemarineblå

Marine marineblau Kriegsmarine

ναυτικό ναυτικός μπλε μαρέν

marina armada azul marino marina de guerra

meresininemerevägi

laivastolaivastonsininen

bleu marine marine naval marin

mornaricamornaričkimornarsko plav

haditengerészetsötétkék

dökkblár liturkaupskipaflotisjóhersjóher, floti

flotta marina marina militare flotta mercantile blu marino

海軍濃紺の

진한 감색의해군

classis

jūrininkokarinio jūrų laivynokarinis jūrų laivynastamsiai mėlyna spalva

jūras kara flotetumšzila krāsa

marine marineblauw zeemacht

marine marineblå marinen handelsflåte krigsflåte

marynarka wojenna granat granatowy marynarka

azul-marinho marinhada marinha

темно-синий флот

námornícka modráobchodné loďstvovojenské loďstvo

mornarica

flottamarinmarinblå

กองทัพเรือน้ำเงินเข้ม

donanmakoyu mavilacivertlâcivert renkdeniz kuvvetleri

hải quânxanh nước biển

海军深蓝色

navy

[ˈneɪvɪ]

A. N

1. (= ships) → armada f, flota f

2. (= organization) → marina f de guerra

3. (= colour) (also navy blue) → azul m marino

B. ADJ (= dark blue) → azul marino

C. CPD navy blue N → azul m marino
see also navy-blue Navy Department N (US) → Ministerio m de Marina
navy yard N (US) → astillero m naval

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navy

[ˈneɪvi]

[country] → marine f
to be in the navy → être dans la marine
He's in the navy → Il est dans la marine.
to serve in the navy → servir dans la marine
He served in the navy in the eighties → Il a servi dans la marine dans les années quatre-vingt.
to join the navy → s'engager dans la marine Department of the Navy

(= colour) → marine

n (= colour) → marine mnavy-blue [ˌneɪviˈbluː]

n → bleu marine m

adj → bleu marine inv
a navy-blue skirt → une jupe bleu marine

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navy

→ (Kriegs)marine f; to serve in the navy → in der Marine dienen

(also navy blue) → Marineblau nt

adj

attr → Marine-; navy ship → Marineschiff nt

(also navy-blue) → marineblau

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navy

[ˈneɪvɪ] n → marina (militare or da guerra)
to join the navy → arruolarsi in marina
Department of the Navy (Am) → Ministero della Marina

navy

(ˈneivi) – plural ˈnavies – noun

1. a country's warships and the people who work in and with them. Russia has one of the largest navies in the world; I joined the navy fifteen years ago.

2. (also adjective) (also navy blue) (of) a dark blue colour. a navy (blue) jersey.

ˈnaval adjective

of the navy. naval uniform; a naval officer.

navy

→ أَزْرَقٌ دَاكِنٌ, أُسْطُولٌ námořnictvo, tmavomodrý flåde, marineblå Marine, marineblau μπλε μαρέν, ναυτικό armada, azul marino laivasto, laivastonsininen bleu marine, marine mornarica, mornarsko plav blu scuro, marina militare 海軍, 濃紺の 진한 감색의, 해군 marine, marineblauw marine, marineblå granatowy, marynarka wojenna azul-marinho, marinha темно-синий, флот flotta, marinblå กองทัพเรือ, น้ำเงินเข้ม donanma, lacivert hải quân, xanh nước biển 海军, 深蓝色

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