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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare;
[syn: navy, naval forces]

2. a dark shade of blue;
[syn: dark blue, navy, navy blue]

3. the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces;
[syn: United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Navy \Na"vy\, a. Having a color of navy blue. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Navy blue \Na"vy blue`\, n. 1. A dark grayish blue. Also called navy. [PJC] 2. Prussian blue. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Navy \Na"vy\; n.; pl. Navies. [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave of a church.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. [1913 Webster] 3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy. [1913 Webster] 4. same as navy blue. [PJC] Navy bean. see Bean. Navy yard, a place set apart as a shore station for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their crews. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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