Nā'vy, n.

n. [O. Fr. navie, from Lat. navis, ship, Gr. ναῦς, Skr. nau-s, Armen. nau.] 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.

2. The whole of the ships of war belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Great Britain.
3. The officers and men belonging to the war-vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.