Definition of navy in English:

navy

nounPlural navies ˈneɪviˈneɪvi

1often the navyThe branch of the armed services of a state which conducts military operations at sea.
she joined the navy in 1990
Example sentencesExamples
- Anti-aircraft missiles were on standby and the Spanish navy was also patrolling the seaside city.
- According to the conscription law, those in the army must serve three years, while those in the navy and air force serve four.
- Shortly after the operation got under way, the North Korean navy reacted with surprise and precision.
- Despite his harrowing moments, Jennings said he never thought about leaving the navy.
- There were also brochures from the different sections of the military: the navy, army, marines, etc.
- At the same time we have deployed our navy to harass and turn away boats.
- Hundreds of the missiles are slated to be produced for the navy - the only branch of the military which has until now shown interest in purchasing the new weapons system.
- He had left the navy in disgrace after an affair with a young girl.
- Everybody I know joined the army, navy, air force, marines or coast guard.
- In 1992 three female navy veterans applied for admission to the daytime veterans' program.
- Coventry has been linked with Her Majesty's navy since 1658.
- For all practical purposes, the Japanese navy had ceased to exist as an organized fighting force.
- The incident happened in waters where the navy was conducting a massive sonar exercise.
- This problem extends into all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces: the navy, the air force and army.
- Born in Scotland, Jones enlisted in the British merchant navy at the age of thirteen.
- He dropped out of a New Jersey university in his third year to join the US navy.
- Britain had the world's most powerful navy and a small army.
- An Italian navy ship dropped rescue vessels into the water.
- In its more than 300-year history, the Russian navy has given rise to many glorious professional traditions.
- During that period Spain had the most powerful navy in the world.
- He said that members of the British merchant navy were civilians and had no military status.
- The completion date for the navy's nuclear-powered submarine was postponed several times, from 1995 to 2010.
1. 1.1 The ships of a navy.
  we built their navy
  Example sentencesExamples
  Richelieu also worked off of the logic that a major European power needed a navy to survive and to protect any expanding merchant fleet.
  The navy consisted of twenty ships at the maximum and about ten were supply and merchant ships.
  Similarly, the U.S. Navy that entered World II was, first and foremost, a battleship navy.
  The Dutch became the leading naval power of the 17th century by assembling provincial, local, and private fleets into a national navy.
  An edict was issued to this effect and by 1636, France had a navy of nearly 40 ships.
  The Queen of Sheba gave him a great amount of gold and he built a navy.
  In the Second World War carriers replaced battleships as the capital ships of modern navies because aircraft could perform the functions of naval guns more effectively.
  By the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States was also a maritime power, possessing a sizeable merchant fleet and navy.
  It gives the audience a gritty, detailed, and carefully researched view of daily life and deadly combat aboard a ship of Nelson's navy.
  Ships were built both to modernize the navy and to catch the overflow of trade.
  In the pre-war period Italy also began to build a modern navy.
  In the Black Sea the aim was to construct a fleet one and a half times bigger than the combined navies of the three other Black Sea states.
  The U.S. Pacific Fleet does not have overwhelming size with respect to other navies in the region.
  America was just starting to build a navy that could compete with other world powers.
  No ship in Victoria's navy was as well supplied with wine, pickles, and preserves as Challenger.
  Some English ships attempt to fight but are no match for the superior ships of the Indian navy.
2. 1.2literary A fleet of ships.
  Synonyms
  fleet, flotilla, armada, naval (task) force, squadron
2mass noun A dark blue colour.
the dress comes in navy, gunmetal grey, or black
as modifier a navy blue suit
Example sentencesExamples
- He was wearing dark riding breeches, which were either a very dark navy blue, or black.
- She had medium-length straight dark hair and wore a navy blue sweater and dark trousers.
- She smoothed her navy blue plaid uniform skirt and hugged her jacket around herself tightly.
- She had changed out of her gray traveling suit into her simple navy blue skirt and blouse.
- She suggests brownish black, or navy blue, which enhances the whites of your eyes.
- He was wearing a navy blue suit complete with a black tie and carried a small canvas bag.
- He was wearing a blue baseball cap and a navy blue tracksuit jacket that was unzipped.
- I fished a crumpled copy of my class schedule from my navy suit jacket.
- Orders are now being taken for all sizes and are available in navy blue and black.
- His father, with an air of exhaustion, wore a navy blazer and pale green shirt and tie.
- He wore white trainers, dark blue jeans and a navy blue hooded top.
- The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops.
- School uniform was navy blue with a red blouse for the girls and a white shirt with a red tie for the boys.
- I put my face gently against his chest and wept openly onto his dark navy blue shirt.
- The rug was navy blue and the walls were painted white with a blue border.
- The choices were a black pant suit, a navy blue skirt suit, and a dark grey pant suit.
- The new way to wear navy blue is to make sure it is very dark and styled with a contemporary flourish.
- Elegant but not beautiful, she was dressed in a floppy grey top and lightweight navy-blue trousers.
- She was also wearing a navy and white zip-up tracksuit top and round gold earrings.
- Derek stood there, wearing a navy and white striped shirt and khaki pants.
Synonyms
navy blue, dark blue, indigo, midnight blue, ink blue

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'ships collectively, fleet'): from Old French navie 'ship, fleet', from popular Latin navia 'ship', from Latin navis 'ship'.

Rhymes

cavy, Davy, Devi, gravy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy

Definition of navy in US English:

navy

nounˈnāvēˈneɪvi

1often the navy" or "the NavyThe branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations at sea.
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite his harrowing moments, Jennings said he never thought about leaving the navy.
- He had left the navy in disgrace after an affair with a young girl.
- At the same time we have deployed our navy to harass and turn away boats.
- Coventry has been linked with Her Majesty's navy since 1658.
- The incident happened in waters where the navy was conducting a massive sonar exercise.
- According to the conscription law, those in the army must serve three years, while those in the navy and air force serve four.
- An Italian navy ship dropped rescue vessels into the water.
- Anti-aircraft missiles were on standby and the Spanish navy was also patrolling the seaside city.
- Shortly after the operation got under way, the North Korean navy reacted with surprise and precision.
- In 1992 three female navy veterans applied for admission to the daytime veterans' program.
- For all practical purposes, the Japanese navy had ceased to exist as an organized fighting force.
- Hundreds of the missiles are slated to be produced for the navy - the only branch of the military which has until now shown interest in purchasing the new weapons system.
- He said that members of the British merchant navy were civilians and had no military status.
- The completion date for the navy's nuclear-powered submarine was postponed several times, from 1995 to 2010.
- In its more than 300-year history, the Russian navy has given rise to many glorious professional traditions.
- There were also brochures from the different sections of the military: the navy, army, marines, etc.
- He dropped out of a New Jersey university in his third year to join the US navy.
- Everybody I know joined the army, navy, air force, marines or coast guard.
- During that period Spain had the most powerful navy in the world.
- Born in Scotland, Jones enlisted in the British merchant navy at the age of thirteen.
- This problem extends into all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces: the navy, the air force and army.
- Britain had the world's most powerful navy and a small army.
1. 1.1 The ships of a navy.
  we built their navy
  a 600-ship navy
  Example sentencesExamples
  An edict was issued to this effect and by 1636, France had a navy of nearly 40 ships.
  The Dutch became the leading naval power of the 17th century by assembling provincial, local, and private fleets into a national navy.
  Ships were built both to modernize the navy and to catch the overflow of trade.
  The navy consisted of twenty ships at the maximum and about ten were supply and merchant ships.
  The U.S. Pacific Fleet does not have overwhelming size with respect to other navies in the region.
  In the pre-war period Italy also began to build a modern navy.
  By the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States was also a maritime power, possessing a sizeable merchant fleet and navy.
  Some English ships attempt to fight but are no match for the superior ships of the Indian navy.
  In the Black Sea the aim was to construct a fleet one and a half times bigger than the combined navies of the three other Black Sea states.
  No ship in Victoria's navy was as well supplied with wine, pickles, and preserves as Challenger.
  It gives the audience a gritty, detailed, and carefully researched view of daily life and deadly combat aboard a ship of Nelson's navy.
  America was just starting to build a navy that could compete with other world powers.
  Richelieu also worked off of the logic that a major European power needed a navy to survive and to protect any expanding merchant fleet.
  Similarly, the U.S. Navy that entered World II was, first and foremost, a battleship navy.
  The Queen of Sheba gave him a great amount of gold and he built a navy.
  In the Second World War carriers replaced battleships as the capital ships of modern navies because aircraft could perform the functions of naval guns more effectively.
2. 1.2literary A fleet of ships.
  Synonyms
  fleet, flotilla, armada, naval force, naval task force, squadron
2A dark blue color.
as modifier a navy-blue suit
Example sentencesExamples
- He wore white trainers, dark blue jeans and a navy blue hooded top.
- He was wearing dark riding breeches, which were either a very dark navy blue, or black.
- He was wearing a blue baseball cap and a navy blue tracksuit jacket that was unzipped.
- I put my face gently against his chest and wept openly onto his dark navy blue shirt.
- She had changed out of her gray traveling suit into her simple navy blue skirt and blouse.
- She smoothed her navy blue plaid uniform skirt and hugged her jacket around herself tightly.
- She suggests brownish black, or navy blue, which enhances the whites of your eyes.
- Orders are now being taken for all sizes and are available in navy blue and black.
- Derek stood there, wearing a navy and white striped shirt and khaki pants.
- She was also wearing a navy and white zip-up tracksuit top and round gold earrings.
- I fished a crumpled copy of my class schedule from my navy suit jacket.
- School uniform was navy blue with a red blouse for the girls and a white shirt with a red tie for the boys.
- The rug was navy blue and the walls were painted white with a blue border.
- Elegant but not beautiful, she was dressed in a floppy grey top and lightweight navy-blue trousers.
- The choices were a black pant suit, a navy blue skirt suit, and a dark grey pant suit.
- The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops.
- The new way to wear navy blue is to make sure it is very dark and styled with a contemporary flourish.
- She had medium-length straight dark hair and wore a navy blue sweater and dark trousers.
- He was wearing a navy blue suit complete with a black tie and carried a small canvas bag.
- His father, with an air of exhaustion, wore a navy blazer and pale green shirt and tie.
Synonyms
navy blue, dark blue, indigo, midnight blue, ink blue

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘ships collectively, fleet’): from Old French navie ‘ship, fleet’, from popular Latin navia ‘ship’, from Latin navis ‘ship’.

单词	navy
释义	Definition of navy in English: navy nounPlural navies ˈneɪviˈneɪvi 1often the navyThe branch of the armed services of a state which conducts military operations at sea. she joined the navy in 1990 Example sentencesExamples Anti-aircraft missiles were on standby and the Spanish navy was also patrolling the seaside city. According to the conscription law, those in the army must serve three years, while those in the navy and air force serve four. Shortly after the operation got under way, the North Korean navy reacted with surprise and precision. Despite his harrowing moments, Jennings said he never thought about leaving the navy. There were also brochures from the different sections of the military: the navy, army, marines, etc. At the same time we have deployed our navy to harass and turn away boats. Hundreds of the missiles are slated to be produced for the navy - the only branch of the military which has until now shown interest in purchasing the new weapons system. He had left the navy in disgrace after an affair with a young girl. Everybody I know joined the army, navy, air force, marines or coast guard. In 1992 three female navy veterans applied for admission to the daytime veterans' program. Coventry has been linked with Her Majesty's navy since 1658. For all practical purposes, the Japanese navy had ceased to exist as an organized fighting force. The incident happened in waters where the navy was conducting a massive sonar exercise. This problem extends into all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces: the navy, the air force and army. Born in Scotland, Jones enlisted in the British merchant navy at the age of thirteen. He dropped out of a New Jersey university in his third year to join the US navy. Britain had the world's most powerful navy and a small army. An Italian navy ship dropped rescue vessels into the water. In its more than 300-year history, the Russian navy has given rise to many glorious professional traditions. During that period Spain had the most powerful navy in the world. He said that members of the British merchant navy were civilians and had no military status. The completion date for the navy's nuclear-powered submarine was postponed several times, from 1995 to 2010. 1.1 The ships of a navy. we built their navy Example sentencesExamples Richelieu also worked off of the logic that a major European power needed a navy to survive and to protect any expanding merchant fleet. The navy consisted of twenty ships at the maximum and about ten were supply and merchant ships. Similarly, the U.S. Navy that entered World II was, first and foremost, a battleship navy. The Dutch became the leading naval power of the 17th century by assembling provincial, local, and private fleets into a national navy. An edict was issued to this effect and by 1636, France had a navy of nearly 40 ships. The Queen of Sheba gave him a great amount of gold and he built a navy. In the Second World War carriers replaced battleships as the capital ships of modern navies because aircraft could perform the functions of naval guns more effectively. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States was also a maritime power, possessing a sizeable merchant fleet and navy. It gives the audience a gritty, detailed, and carefully researched view of daily life and deadly combat aboard a ship of Nelson's navy. Ships were built both to modernize the navy and to catch the overflow of trade. In the pre-war period Italy also began to build a modern navy. In the Black Sea the aim was to construct a fleet one and a half times bigger than the combined navies of the three other Black Sea states. The U.S. Pacific Fleet does not have overwhelming size with respect to other navies in the region. America was just starting to build a navy that could compete with other world powers. No ship in Victoria's navy was as well supplied with wine, pickles, and preserves as Challenger. Some English ships attempt to fight but are no match for the superior ships of the Indian navy. 1.2literary A fleet of ships. Synonyms fleet, flotilla, armada, naval (task) force, squadron 2mass noun A dark blue colour. the dress comes in navy, gunmetal grey, or black as modifier a navy blue suit Example sentencesExamples He was wearing dark riding breeches, which were either a very dark navy blue, or black. She had medium-length straight dark hair and wore a navy blue sweater and dark trousers. She smoothed her navy blue plaid uniform skirt and hugged her jacket around herself tightly. She had changed out of her gray traveling suit into her simple navy blue skirt and blouse. She suggests brownish black, or navy blue, which enhances the whites of your eyes. He was wearing a navy blue suit complete with a black tie and carried a small canvas bag. He was wearing a blue baseball cap and a navy blue tracksuit jacket that was unzipped. I fished a crumpled copy of my class schedule from my navy suit jacket. Orders are now being taken for all sizes and are available in navy blue and black. His father, with an air of exhaustion, wore a navy blazer and pale green shirt and tie. He wore white trainers, dark blue jeans and a navy blue hooded top. The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops. School uniform was navy blue with a red blouse for the girls and a white shirt with a red tie for the boys. I put my face gently against his chest and wept openly onto his dark navy blue shirt. The rug was navy blue and the walls were painted white with a blue border. The choices were a black pant suit, a navy blue skirt suit, and a dark grey pant suit. The new way to wear navy blue is to make sure it is very dark and styled with a contemporary flourish. Elegant but not beautiful, she was dressed in a floppy grey top and lightweight navy-blue trousers. She was also wearing a navy and white zip-up tracksuit top and round gold earrings. Derek stood there, wearing a navy and white striped shirt and khaki pants. Synonyms navy blue, dark blue, indigo, midnight blue, ink blue Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'ships collectively, fleet'): from Old French navie 'ship, fleet', from popular Latin navia 'ship', from Latin navis 'ship'. Rhymes cavy, Davy, Devi, gravy, slavey, venae cavae, wavy Definition of navy in US English: navy nounˈnāvēˈneɪvi 1often the navy" or "the NavyThe branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations at sea. Example sentencesExamples Despite his harrowing moments, Jennings said he never thought about leaving the navy. He had left the navy in disgrace after an affair with a young girl. At the same time we have deployed our navy to harass and turn away boats. Coventry has been linked with Her Majesty's navy since 1658. The incident happened in waters where the navy was conducting a massive sonar exercise. According to the conscription law, those in the army must serve three years, while those in the navy and air force serve four. An Italian navy ship dropped rescue vessels into the water. Anti-aircraft missiles were on standby and the Spanish navy was also patrolling the seaside city. Shortly after the operation got under way, the North Korean navy reacted with surprise and precision. In 1992 three female navy veterans applied for admission to the daytime veterans' program. For all practical purposes, the Japanese navy had ceased to exist as an organized fighting force. Hundreds of the missiles are slated to be produced for the navy - the only branch of the military which has until now shown interest in purchasing the new weapons system. He said that members of the British merchant navy were civilians and had no military status. The completion date for the navy's nuclear-powered submarine was postponed several times, from 1995 to 2010. In its more than 300-year history, the Russian navy has given rise to many glorious professional traditions. There were also brochures from the different sections of the military: the navy, army, marines, etc. He dropped out of a New Jersey university in his third year to join the US navy. Everybody I know joined the army, navy, air force, marines or coast guard. During that period Spain had the most powerful navy in the world. Born in Scotland, Jones enlisted in the British merchant navy at the age of thirteen. This problem extends into all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces: the navy, the air force and army. Britain had the world's most powerful navy and a small army. 1.1 The ships of a navy. we built their navy a 600-ship navy Example sentencesExamples An edict was issued to this effect and by 1636, France had a navy of nearly 40 ships. The Dutch became the leading naval power of the 17th century by assembling provincial, local, and private fleets into a national navy. Ships were built both to modernize the navy and to catch the overflow of trade. The navy consisted of twenty ships at the maximum and about ten were supply and merchant ships. The U.S. Pacific Fleet does not have overwhelming size with respect to other navies in the region. In the pre-war period Italy also began to build a modern navy. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States was also a maritime power, possessing a sizeable merchant fleet and navy. Some English ships attempt to fight but are no match for the superior ships of the Indian navy. In the Black Sea the aim was to construct a fleet one and a half times bigger than the combined navies of the three other Black Sea states. No ship in Victoria's navy was as well supplied with wine, pickles, and preserves as Challenger. It gives the audience a gritty, detailed, and carefully researched view of daily life and deadly combat aboard a ship of Nelson's navy. America was just starting to build a navy that could compete with other world powers. Richelieu also worked off of the logic that a major European power needed a navy to survive and to protect any expanding merchant fleet. Similarly, the U.S. Navy that entered World II was, first and foremost, a battleship navy. The Queen of Sheba gave him a great amount of gold and he built a navy. In the Second World War carriers replaced battleships as the capital ships of modern navies because aircraft could perform the functions of naval guns more effectively. 1.2literary A fleet of ships. Synonyms fleet, flotilla, armada, naval force, naval task force, squadron 2A dark blue color. as modifier a navy-blue suit Example sentencesExamples He wore white trainers, dark blue jeans and a navy blue hooded top. He was wearing dark riding breeches, which were either a very dark navy blue, or black. He was wearing a blue baseball cap and a navy blue tracksuit jacket that was unzipped. I put my face gently against his chest and wept openly onto his dark navy blue shirt. She had changed out of her gray traveling suit into her simple navy blue skirt and blouse. She smoothed her navy blue plaid uniform skirt and hugged her jacket around herself tightly. She suggests brownish black, or navy blue, which enhances the whites of your eyes. Orders are now being taken for all sizes and are available in navy blue and black. Derek stood there, wearing a navy and white striped shirt and khaki pants. She was also wearing a navy and white zip-up tracksuit top and round gold earrings. I fished a crumpled copy of my class schedule from my navy suit jacket. School uniform was navy blue with a red blouse for the girls and a white shirt with a red tie for the boys. The rug was navy blue and the walls were painted white with a blue border. Elegant but not beautiful, she was dressed in a floppy grey top and lightweight navy-blue trousers. The choices were a black pant suit, a navy blue skirt suit, and a dark grey pant suit. The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops. The new way to wear navy blue is to make sure it is very dark and styled with a contemporary flourish. She had medium-length straight dark hair and wore a navy blue sweater and dark trousers. He was wearing a navy blue suit complete with a black tie and carried a small canvas bag. His father, with an air of exhaustion, wore a navy blazer and pale green shirt and tie. Synonyms navy blue, dark blue, indigo, midnight blue, ink blue Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘ships collectively, fleet’): from Old French navie ‘ship, fleet’, from popular Latin navia ‘ship’, from Latin navis ‘ship’.
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