navy

/ˈneɪvi/

/ˈneɪvi/

Other forms: navies

A navy is a military force made up of boats and ships that are equipped for defense and fighting. If you always get seasick, you might think about joining an army instead of a navy.

During a war, a country's navy does the important job of protecting its shores, as well as attacking the enemy's coasts. A navy is made up of battleships, submarines, and smaller vessels, as well as planes that can land on aircraft carriers or on water. The color that's also called navy, a dark blue, was the original color of the British navy. The Latin root of navy is navis, "ship."

Definitions of navy

1. noun

   an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
   synonyms: naval forces

   type of:

   armed service, military service, service

   a force that is a branch of the armed forces
2. noun

   a dark shade of blue
   synonyms: dark blue, navy blue

   type of:

   blue, blueness

   blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime