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navy yard
(encz) | navy yard, n: |
Navy yard
(gcide) | Navy \Na"vy\; n.; pl. Navies. [ 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.
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2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or
ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
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3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a
nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
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4. same as navy blue.
[PJC]
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.
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navy yard
(wn) | navy yard
n 1: a military shipyard [syn: navy yard, naval shipyard] |
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Navy yard
(gcide) | Navy \Na"vy\; n.; pl. Navies. [ 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.
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2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or
ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
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3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a
nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
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4. same as navy blue.
[PJC]
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.
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charlestown navy yard
(wn) | Charlestown Navy Yard
n 1: the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is
anchored |
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