Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
{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.
Source : WordNet®
navy
n 1: an organization of military naval forces [syn: {naval forces}]
2: a dark shade of blue [syn: {dark blue}, {navy blue}]