navy

navy
navy (n.) early 14c., "fleet of ships, especially for purposes of war," from O.Fr. navie "fleet, ship," from L. navigia, plural of navigium "vessel, boat," from navis "ship" (see NAVAL (Cf. naval)). Meaning "a nation's collective, organized sea power" is from 1530s. The Old English words were sciphere (usually of Viking invaders) and scipfierd (usually of the home defenses). Navy blue was the color of the British naval uniform. Navy bean attested from 1856, so called because they were grown to be used by the Navy.

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?
Synonyms:
, , , / ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • NAVY.ru — http://www.navy.ru Коммерческий: нет Регистрация: по желанию NAVY.ru негосударственное некоммерческое интернет издание о Военно Морском Фл …   Википедия

  • Navy — ist die im englischsprachigen Raum gebräuchliche Bezeichnung für Marine: United States Navy der Vereinigten Staaten Royal Navy von Großbritannien Royal Australian Navy von Australien Royal Canadian Navy von Kanada, siehe Canadian Forces Maritime… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Navy.ru — URL: http://www.navy.ru Коммерческий: нет Регистрация: по желанию Посещаемость …   Википедия

  • 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • navy — bean (small white bean); navy blue (dark blue); navy plug (tobacco) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • navy — Bendroji  informacija Rūšis: naujai skolinta citata Kilmė: anglų, navy. Pateikta: 2012 02 13. Atnaujinta: 2014 01 02. Reikšmė ir vartosena Apibrėžtis: spalvos pavadinimas: tamsiai mėlynas, a. Pastabos vartotojams: bendrinėje kalboje nevartotina… …   Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas

  • Navy — Na vy, a. Having a color of navy blue. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • navy — blue Na vy blue , n. 1. A dark grayish blue. Also called {navy}. [PJC] 2. Prussian blue. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • navy — ► NOUN (pl. navies) 1) the branch of a state s armed services which conducts military operations at sea. 2) (also navy blue) a dark blue colour. ORIGIN Old French navie ship, fleet , from Latin navis ship …   English terms dictionary

  • navy — [nā′vē] n. pl. navies [ME navie < OFr < VL * navia < L navis, a ship < IE base * nāus, boat (prob. dugout) > Sans nāuh, boat, Gr naus, ship, ON nōr, ship] 1. Archaic a fleet of ships 2. all the warships of a nation 3. [often N ] a) …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”