n.
(pl. navies)
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[treated as sing. or pl.]
the branch of a state's armed services which conducts military operations at sea.
▸literary a fleet of ships.
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(also navy blue)
a dark blue colour.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. navie ‘ship, fleet’, from pop. L. navia ‘ship’, from L. navis ‘ship’.
