KJV Dictionary - navy
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NAVY
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.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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