Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NAVY, n. [L. naris; Gr. {foreign}, from {foreign}, to swim, L. no, nato; Sans. nau; Armenian, naw; Pers. naodan. The elements of the verb are probably. Nd, coinciding with Eng nod, L. auto. To swim then is to move up and down Class Nd, No. 3, 9.]

1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or as many as sail in company. The nary of Hiram brought gold from Ophir. I Kings x.
2. The whole of the ships of war belonging too nation a king. The navy of Great Britain is the defense of tin kingdom and its commerce. This is the usual acceptance of the word.