navynoun
uk/ˈneɪ.vi/us/ˈneɪ.vi/navy noun (SEA FORCE)
B2 [ S, + sing/pl verb ] the part of a country's armed forces that is trained to operate at sea:
My brother is an officer in the Navy.
Gabriel joined the navy in 1997.
a navy ship/vessel
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- They both enlisted in the navy a year before the war broke out.
- My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
- The navy plans to move its Tridents.
- The U.S. Navy entered combat in South Vietnam in 1964.
- The navy's largest ship was destroyed in the attack.
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The Navy
- aircraft carrier
- armada
- broadside
- cruiser
- destroyer
- fleet
- frigate
- gunboat
- HMS
- landing craft
- naval
- sub
- submarine
- the Admiralty
- the WRNS
- transport ship
- troopship
- USS
- warship
- wren
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navy noun (COLOUR)
B1 [ U ] also navy blue dark blue
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- earth colour
- ginger
- khaki
- magenta
- maroon
- ochre
- peach
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- violet
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navyadjective
uk/ˈneɪ.vi/us/ˈneɪ.vi/also navy bluedark blue:
He was wearing a navy sweater.
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- earth colour
- ginger
- khaki
- magenta
- maroon
- ochre
- peach
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- violet
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