transcription, транскрипция: [ nȯ-ˈmā-kē-ə, -ˈma- ]
noun
( plural nau·ma·chi·ae -kē-ˌē, -kē-ˌī ; 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