NAVE


Meaning of NAVE in English

I. ˈnāv noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nafu; akin to Old English nafela navel

Date: before 12th century

: the hub of a wheel

II. noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin navis, from Latin, ship; akin to Old English nōw end sailor, Greek naus ship, Sanskrit nau

Date: 1673

: the main part of the interior of a church ; especially : the long narrow central hall in a cruciform church that rises higher than the aisles flanking it to form a clerestory

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.