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navy

noun

Definition of navynext
as in flotilla

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Recent Examples of navy Go for a classic London Fog cotton blend coat, available in khaki, navy, or black; or this water-repellent cotton twill trench coat from Aritzia, which comes in a wide array of subtle colors and patterns. — Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026 Think vintage navy portholes, ship compasses, and aircraft fuselage. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026 Successfully completing such projects requires close coordination between the shipbuilder, navy and wider defence-industrial ecosystem. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 To make a famous ivory-navy-and-red bouclé suit worn by Coco herself, for example, the team used combs from Walmart to crosshatch the paint’s surface and added dollops of paint to imitate bouclé’s popcorn texture. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for navy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
  1. flotilla
  2. fleet
  3. convoy
  4. armada
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  • According to Euronews, the ships belonged to the German Kriegsmarine’s Danube and Black Sea flotillas, which were intentionally sunk as German forces retreated before the advancing Soviet Red Army during the final months of World War II.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The vessel was hired in late 2024 by a production operating under the working title Charlie’s Tale and appeared as one of the escort ships in the film‘s Viking flotilla.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of flotilla
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  • Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • That makes preventing deployment and routing failures especially important as these fleets expand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fleet
Noun
  • The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The following year, a roadside bomb targeted the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister as his convoy was driving in Gaza.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of convoy
Noun
  • Not an inciting event for troll armadas to threaten the people involved.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Corlys has his own armada sailing for Rhaenyra.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Definition of armada

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