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/nˈeɪvi jɑrd/ Listen

noun

Navy n. (pl. navies)

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."

The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.

The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.

Same as navy blue.

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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Etymology of 'Navy yard'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Navy yard" Quotes from Famous Books

... request to Major Wainright, commander of the marines stationed at the Navy Yard, for assistance, and declared his purpose to enter into the hall and try the force of firm demeanor and persuasion upon ...

— McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey