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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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