noun (plural navies)
1 [C+sing./pl.v.] the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, and the ships that it uses:
the British and German navies * He's joined the navy / the Navy. * an officer in the navy / the Navy * The navy is / are considering buying six new warships.
seealsoNAVAL(2)
2 [U] = NAVYBLUE
