navy yard

2 definitions found

navy yard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  navy yard
      n 1: a military shipyard [syn: navy yard, naval shipyard]