Aërial navigation, the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as
by means of ballons; aëronautic. -- Inland navigation, Internal
navigation, navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.
Nav"i*ga`tor (?), n. One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct
the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation;
also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's
Navigator.
Na*vig"er*ous (?), a. [L. naviger; navis ship + gerere to bear.]
Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [R.] Blount.
Nav"vy (?), n.; pl. Navies (#). [Abbreviated fr. navigator.]
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a
laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments,
etc. [Eng.]
Na"vy (?); n.; pl. Navies (#). [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave
of a church.] 1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so
many as sail in company. "The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold
from Ophir." 1 kings x. 11.
2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler,
considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he
belongs to the navy.
Navy bean. see Bean. -- Navy yard, a place set apart as a shore station
for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other
appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their
crews.
||Na*wab" (?), n. [See Nabob.] A deputy ruler or viceroy in India;
||also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the
||East.
Nawl (?), n. [See Nall.] An awl. [Obs.] usser.
Nay (?), adv. [Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See No, adv.] 1. No; -- a
negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded
by no. See Yes.