navy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
    naval forces.
  2. noun a dark shade of blue
    dark blue; navy blue.
  3. noun the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
    US Navy; USN; United States Navy.

WordNet

Na"vy noun
Etymology
OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave of a church.
Wordforms
plural Navies
Definitions
  1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. "The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir." 1 kings x. 11.
  2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
  3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.

Webster 1913