NAVY

NAVY. → Solomon's 1Ki 9:26 → Hiram's 1Ki 10:11 → Of Chittim Da 11:30,40 → See COMMERCE → See MARINER → See NAVIGATION

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navy. Navy, n. a fleet of ships of war only, a force by sea

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Na″vy (?); n.; pl. Navies (#). [[ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave of a church.]] 1. 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. 2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
3. 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.