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navy

Best crossword clue

"Sea military branch"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈneɪvi/Part of speech nounSorted anvyStarts with NEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Sea-based military force, or a dark blue color

Word origin

From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”). By surface analysis, Latin nav- + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • People who get seasick easily shouldn't join the navy.
  • The cover is as navy as a bruise.
  • The morning shadow on his chin was almost as navy as his heavy-lidded eyes, his cheekbones exquisitely sculptured in his haughty face.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Sea military branch4 letters
02Dark blue shade4 letters

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