noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
merchant navy
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John worked as a chef in the merchant navy.
navy bean
navy blue
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a navy blue sweater
serve in the army/air force/navy etc
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He returned to Greece to serve in the army.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
soviet
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These were adapted to the needs of the Soviet navy and air force.
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The Soviet navy has been doing so as well.
■ NOUN
blue
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They open the thick navy blue quilted door and when I walk in I am somewhat amazed at what I see.
■ VERB
join
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In 1940 he fell for an actor who was his lover for two years before joining the navy in 1942.
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I too joined the navy as a midshipman and went to a variety of establishments for training.
wear
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Nan wore the smart navy coat she had worn yesterday, but this time over a pale yellow wool dress.
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Shirts in red, brilliant blue, bright yellow and orange were worn with navy and charcoal gray suits.
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He wore a navy fisherman's jersey and gumboots, and a heavy anorak, shiny and running with wet.
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Weigh the alternatives. Wear navy blue.
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She wore a navy skirt and cotton shirt.
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She was wearing a dark navy pillbox hat with a veil and matching wasp-waisted dress.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
army/navy/military etc brat
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It was an important battle for the navy .
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Keating was a Navy fighter pilot.
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My father was in the navy during the war.
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Their navies are no match for ours.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the same time both the army and the navy became better equipped.
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Color is news for guys, who in the past have been stuck with old-man shades like navy , maroon and beige.
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Its cubic capacity is half again that of the entire Anacreonian navy .
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Matching long-line briefs, £19, s, m, l, Also in classic navy and slate grey.
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Their hair was everywhere in the gusts: a solemn mercenary navy imported by a poor place.