Category:Navy

Na"vy; n.; pl. Navies. Etym: [ 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.