na·vy (n  v )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 n vigia, pl. of nvigium, ship, from nvigre, to sail; see navigate.] |
navy [ˈneɪvɪ]
n pl -vies
1. (Military) the warships and auxiliary vessels of a nation or ruler
2. (Military) (often capital; usually preceded by the) the branch of a country's armed services comprising such ships, their crews, and all their supporting services and equipment
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) short for navy blue
4. Archaic or literary a fleet of ships
5. (as modifier) a navy custom
[via Old French from Vulgar Latin nāvia (unattested) ship, from Latin nāvis 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 warfarebroadside - 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 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 | |
| 3. |  Navy - the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forcesNaval 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" |
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Translations
navy [ˈneɪvi]
n
[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
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 → bleu marine m
navy [ˈneɪvɪ] n → marina (militare or da guerra)
to join the navy → arruolarsi in marina
Department of the Navy (Am) → Ministero della Marina
navy [ˈneɪvɪ] n → marina (militare or da guerra)
to join the navy → arruolarsi in marina
Department of the Navy (Am) → Ministero della Marina
to join the navy → arruolarsi in marina
Department of the Navy (Am) → Ministero della Marina
navy [ˈneɪvɪ] n → marina (militare or da guerra)
to join the navy → arruolarsi in marina
Department of the Navy (Am) → Ministero della Marina
n navy [ˈneivi]
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. vloot أُسْطول флот válečné loďstvo flåde; marine die Kriegemarine (το) ναυτικό, η ναυτική δύναμη μιας χώρας marina laevastik نیروی دریایی merivoimat marine צִי समुद्री सेना ratna mornarica flotta; haditengerészet angkatan laut sjóher, floti marina 海軍 해군 karinis jūrų laivynas jūras kara flote kelasi marine sjøforsvaret, marinen; krigsflåte marynarka wojenna marinha marină военно-морские силы vojenské loďstvo vojna mornarica mornarica []flotta, marin กองทัพเรือ deniz kuvvetleri, donanma 海軍 військово-морський флот بحريہ hải quân 海军
2 (also adjective) (alsonavy blue) (of) a dark blue colour a navy (blue) jersey. vlootblou لَوْن أزرَق كُحْلي тъмносин námořnická modř marineblå das Marineblau; marineblau σκούρο μπλε azul marino tumesinine آبی سیر laivastonsininen bleu marine כָּחוֹל כֵּהֶה गहरा नीला, नेवी ब्लू tamnomodra boja sötétkék biru laut dökkblár litur blu scuro 濃紺色 진한 감색 tamsiai mėlyna spalva tumšzila krāsa biru kelasi marine{#169} marineblå granat(owy) azul marinho bleumarin тёмно-синий (цвет) námornícka modrá temno moder tamno plava boja marinblått สีน้ำเงินเข้ม lâcivert renk, koyu mavi 深藍色［的］ темно-синій колір گہرے نيلے رنگ کا xanh nước biển 深蓝色［的］
adj naval
of the navy naval uniform; a naval officer. vloot بَحْري военноморски námořní, námořnický sø- Marine-... ναυτικός, που ανήκει στο ναυτικό naval mere-, laevastiku- وابسته به نیروی دریایی laivasto- naval שֶׁל הַצִי सामुद्रिक mornarički časnik,kadet ratne mornarice haditengerészeti angkatan laut sjóliðs-; flota- navale 海軍の 해군의 karinio jūrų laivyno, jūrų, jūrininko jūras-; flotes- pegawai tentera laut marine{#169} marine-, sjøforsvars-, flåte- marynarski naval naval (военно-)морской námorný, namornícky mornariški mornarički sjömilitär-, sjö-, marin-, flott-, örlogs- เกี่ยวกับกองทัพเรือ deniz kuvvetlerine ait 海軍的 морський, флотський بحريہ سے متعلق quân phục hải quân 海军的
navy → أسطول válečné námořnictvo flåde Marine ναυτικό armada laivasto marine mornarica marina militare 海軍 해군 marine marine marynarka wojenna marinha флот flotta กองทัพเรือ donanma hải quân 海军
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