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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.
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2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
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3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
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4. same as navy blue.
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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.
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Na"vy (?), a. Having a color of navy blue.
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