Pronunciation: no ̇ - ' m ā -k ē - ə , - ' ma-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -chi · ae \ -k ē - ˌ ē , -k ē - ˌ ī \ or -chi · as
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, naval battle, from naus ship + machesthai to fight ― more at NAVE
Date: 1596
1 : an ancient Roman spectacle representing a naval battle
2 : a place for naumachiae