navy
Example Sentences
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Three of New Zealand’s eight navy ships—two offshore patrol vessels and one inshore patrol vessel—were mothballed.
Iran’s navy appears to be in tatters, their nuclear program suffered more damage, along with their supply of long-range missiles.
From Salon
Scotland's men will be decked out in navy blue - or now pinstripe salmon-pink - when they face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil at the World Cup this summer.
From BBC
“Fifty-eight ships were knocked down in two days and we have the greatest navy in the world. It is not even close.”
From Los Angeles Times
Perhaps the Japanese, who get more than 90% of their oil through the Persian Gulf and have a real navy, will help the U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
