Plural of navy
regular plural
The plural of navy is navies.
Forms of navy
| Singular | navy /ˈneɪvi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | navies |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Navies in a sentence
- The British, French and Dutch navies also practiced a grimmer form of choking.2007, Darius Rejali, “Choking”, in Torture and Democracy, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 282. From the entry keelhauling
- Gunboats and other vessels with shallow drafts that could navigate inland waterways were part of the Civil War's brown-water navies.2005, Clifford L. Linedecker, Civil War, A to Z: The Complete Handbook of America's Bloodiest Conflict, page 57. From the entry brown-water navy
- Because the destroyer is generally considered the most versatile of modern naval vessels, it follows that dift'erent navies and commanders have held divergent views as to its proper role.1966, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge: Volume 7, Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 309. From the entry supertorpedo
- A multilateral force rescued a Chinese ship from Somali pirates on Wednesday, in a sign foreign navies patrolling the shipping lane linking Europe to Asia are adopting tougher new tactics.2008 December 17, David Clarke, “Chinese ship rescued from pirates in Gulf of Aden”, in Reuters, retrieved 18 Feb 2013. From the entry shipping lane
Meaning of navy
- noun A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
- noun A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
- noun Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.
Questions about the plural of navy
- What is the plural of navy?
- The plural of navy is navies.
- Is navy countable?
- Navy is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: navy (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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