navy

Meaning

Noun

1. A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
2. A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
3. Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.
4. A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.

Adj

1. Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.
2. Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.

Synonyms

fleet

navy blue

armada

dark blue

naval forces

marine

dark colour

sailor

frogman

marina

army

mariner

midshipman

naval

argosy

admiralty

navy-blue

military navy

seamanship

seascape

ship

🚢

shipping

squadron

Navy

armed forces

naval force

the warships of a nation

n.

ships of logistics support

leisure harbor

flotilla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪvi/

Etymology

From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”).
Displaced native Old English sċiphere (literally “ship army”).