When two navies came together, it was a collision, followed by boarding and a desperate, bloody fight at close quarters.
We are not dealing with nation states competing with each other in a fairly orderly way with armies, navies and air forces.
It is associated with armies and navies, and an unlimited police force.
This chapter will review the navies as they gather for action.
Jails and penitentiaries and armies and navies are not our best defence.
The latter is the form used in the American and British navies.
The power of navies was therefore, then as now, but little understood.
Armies and navies will be absolutely powerless to advance against it.
Tryggveson had already ships and navies that were the wonder of the North.
But, said Sergeant Madden to himself, I bet they've still got armies and navies!
early 14c., "fleet of ships, especially for purposes of war," from Old French navie "fleet, ship," from Latin navigia, plural of navigium "vessel, boat," from navis "ship" (see naval). Meaning "a nation's collective, organized sea power" is from 1530s. The Old English words were sciphere (usually of Viking invaders) and scipfierd (usually of the home defenses). Navy blue was the color of the British naval uniform. Navy bean attested from 1856, so called because they were grown to be used by the Navy.
