Navy

A fleet of ships; the aggregate of vessels of war belonging to an independent nation.

In a broader sense, and as equivalent to "naval forces," the entire corps of officers and men enlisted in the naval service and who man the public ships of war, including in this sense, in the United States, the officers and men of the Marine Corps. See Wilkes v. Dinsman, 7 How. 124, 12 In Ed. 618; U. S. v. Dunn, 120 U. S. 249, 7 Sup. Ct. 507, 30 In Ed. 667.

— Navy hills. Bills drawn by officers of the English navy for their pay, etc.

— Navy department. One of the executive departments of the United States, presided over by the secretary of the navy, and having in charge the defense of the country by sea, by means of ships of war and other naval appliances.

— Navy pension. A pecuniary allowance made in consideration of past services of some one in the navy.