plural navies
1
: a group of ships : fleet
2
: a nation's ships of war and of logistic support
3
often capitalized
: the complete naval establishment of a nation including yards, stations, ships, and personnel
4
: a dark grayish purplish blue
Examples of navy in a Sentence
A similar submarine is used by several foreign navies.
a career in the navy
The shirt comes in black, white, and navy.
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China’s navy showed off its J-15T fighter jet at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show on Nov. 12, 2024.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
It had only been delivered to the navy three years earlier in 2019.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
It had only been delivered to the navy three years earlier in 2019.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
This is the second Taiwan Strait transit carried out by the Japanese navy since September 2024, when destroyer JS Sazanami navigated the waterway with Australian and New Zealand vessels, becoming Japan's first warship to transit the strait since World War II.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Because farmhouse and industrial design share similar color palettes (neutrals, navy, rust, deep green) this style crossover is fairly easy to recreate in your home.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Navy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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navy
noun
na·vy
ˈnā-vē 
plural navies
1
: a fleet of ships
2
: a nation's warships
3
often capitalized
: a nation's complete equipment and organization for sea warfare
4
: a dark purplish blue
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