Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dark grayish blue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A dark grayish blue. Also called
navy . - noun archaic Prussian blue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A dark
blue color . - adjective Having a
navy blue color.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dark shade of blue
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the color of the British naval uniform.]
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Examples
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This is the navy blue helicopter that has carried the pontiff as he's traveled around the Toronto area.
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Portsmouth, N.H., a vessel that was destined to fight a good fight for the honor of that starry banner; and, after winning a glorious victory, to disappear forever from the face of the ocean, carrying to some unknown grave a crew of as brave hearts as ever beat under uniforms of navy blue.
The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898
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This one in navy blue has a modern graphic edge to it that draws your attention upward and if you have some junk in your trunk, conceals that fact nicely.
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