Navy synonyms

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fleet
The entire naval force of a country; navy
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naval forces
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coast-guard
Alternative spelling of coastguard.
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marine air arm
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flotilla
(Informal) A group of vehicles owned or operated as a unit:
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task-force
(Idiomatic) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
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armada
A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
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scouting force
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submarine force
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amphibious force
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first line of defense
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dark blue
a dark shade of blue
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navy-blue
A dark blue color.
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united states navy
(Proper) The naval branch of the United States armed forces
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US Navy
the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
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usn
the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
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royal-navy (related)
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naval (related)
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merchant-marine (related)
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marines (related)
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army (related)
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marine-corps (related)
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airforce (related)
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air-force (related)
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NAVY'S (related)
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merchant-navy (related)
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squadron
The basic tactical and administrative air-force unit, smaller than an air group and larger than a flight
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Navy Sentence Examples

  • The "Norfolk" navy yard is in the southern part of the city of Portsmouth.

  • At the time when further armaments were suspended, the effective strength of the Argentine navy consisted of 3 ironclads, 6 first-class armoured cruisers, 2 monitors (old), 4 second-class cruisers, 2 torpedo cruisers, 3 destroyers, 3 high-sea torpedo boats, 14 river torpedo boats, 1 training ship, 5 transports, and various auxiliary vessels.

  • After joining the "Giovine Italia" he entered the Sardinian navy, and, with a number of companions on board the frigate "Euridice," plotted to seize the vessel and occupy the arsenal of Genoa at the moment when Mazzini's Savoy expedition should enter Piedmont.

  • During his later years he served as commissioner of the navy, and was president of the board of naval commissioners from 1833 till his death at Washington on the 27th of February 1840.

  • During his long service as a lieutenant he took part in the bombardment of Tripoli, and on a subsequent occasion showed great firmness in resisting the seizure of a seaman as an alleged deserter from the British navy, his ship at the time lying under the guns of Gibraltar.

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