navies

noun pl. navies

1. Archaic a fleet of ships
2. all the warships of a nation
3. 1. the entire military sea force of a nation, including vessels, officers, men, stores, yards, etc.
   2. the governmental department in charge of this
4. navy blue

Origin: ME navie < OFr < VL *navia < L navis, a ship < IE base *nāus, boat (prob. dugout) > Sans nuh, boat, Gr naus, ship, ON nōr, ship