navee

Noun

navy (countable and uncountable, plural navies)

1. (countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
   • The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
2. (countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
3. (archaic, countable) Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.

   Synonyms:

   marine

4. A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.

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