navy : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
  

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• noun base of operations for a naval fleet
  

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• noun white-seeded bean; usually dried
  white bean; pea bean.
  

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• . see Bean.

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• noun a dark shade of blue
  navy; dark blue.
  

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• noun a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
  

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• noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947
  

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• noun a serviceman in the navy
  bluejacket; sailor; sailor boy.
  

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• noun a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
  SEAL.
  
  • SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land

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• noun head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
  Navy Secretary.
  

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• noun a military shipyard
  naval shipyard.
  

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• 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.

Webster 1913

• noun head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
  Navy Secretary.
  

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• noun the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
  USN; Navy; United States Navy.
  

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• noun the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
  USN; Navy; United States Navy.
  

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