Difference between revisions of "Navy"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_147303" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_147303" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61676" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61676" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> NAVY, n. Gr. From to swim. To swim then is to move up and down. </p> 1. A fleet of ships an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. <p> The navy of [[Hiram]] brought gold from Ophir. 1 Kings 10 . </p> 2. The whole of the ships of war belonging to a nation or king. The navy of Great Britain is the defense of the kingdom and its commerce. This is the usual acceptation of the word. | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53042" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53042" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> NAVY. </strong> See [[Ships]] and Boats, p. 849 b . </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42770" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42770" /> == | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67856" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67856" /> == | ||
<p> See | <p> See SHIPS. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:58, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
(2): ( n.) The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
(3): ( n.) A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
King James Dictionary [2]
NAVY, n. Gr. From to swim. To swim then is to move up and down.
1. A fleet of ships an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
The navy of Hiram brought gold from Ophir. 1 Kings 10 .
2. The whole of the ships of war belonging to a nation or king. The navy of Great Britain is the defense of the kingdom and its commerce. This is the usual acceptation of the word.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
NAVY. See Ships and Boats, p. 849 b .
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
See SHIPS.
