亚洲网紅露点

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navy

[ ney-vee ]

noun

plural navies.
  1. the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
  2. (often initial capital letter) the complete body of such warships together with their officers and enlisted personnel, equipment, yards, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation.
  3. (often initial capital letter) the department of government charged with its management.
  4. Archaic. a fleet of ships.


adjective

  1. belonging or connected to a navy; naval:

    navy vessels in the harbor;

    a navy officer with combat experience aboard a submarine.

  2. of the color navy blue:

    Either tie will look great with your navy suit.

navy

/ 藞苍别瑟惫瑟 /

noun

  1. the warships and auxiliary vessels of a nation or ruler
  2. the navy
    often capital the branch of a country's armed services comprising such ships, their crews, and all their supporting services and equipment
  3. short for navy blue
  4. archaic.
    a fleet of ships
  5. ( as modifier )

    a navy custom

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of navy1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English navie, from Middle French, from unattested Vulgar Latin navia, equivalent to Latin 苍腻惫(颈蝉) 鈥渟hip鈥 + -ia noun suffix ( -y 3 )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of navy1

C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin 苍腻惫颈补 (unattested) ship, from Latin 苍腻惫颈蝉 ship
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Royal Navy ships based in Plymouth and Portsmouth were deployed to track Russian warships through British waters this week, a navy spokesperson has said.

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The bags first became a 鈥渕ust-need item鈥 last year 鈥 with the store releasing the mini totes in navy, yellow, red and forest green.

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They were Dallas navy and Mavericks retro green.

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Its navy has been trying to prevent sabotage of undersea cables.

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The Bangladeshi navy also participated in a multinational maritime exercise organised by Pakistan off the Karachi coast in February.

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