navy

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. fleet; ships, warships. See combatant, warfare.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. fleet, naval forces, squadron, flotilla, armada, task force, scouting force, submarine force, amphibious force, marine air arm, coast guard, first line of defense.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

fleet, armada, flotilla, sea force, argosy, convoy, marine defense, squadron, task force, merchant marine.

WORD FIND

• aircraft carrier runway: flight deck

• aircraft carrier, slang: *flattop, *floating city

• antimine vessel: minesweeper

• antitorpedo defense: torpedo defense net

• battleship nickname: floating fortress

• boundary marker for mineswept area: dan buoy

• disguised as merchant ship: Q ship

• fuel ship: oiler, tanker

• group of ships: convoy, squadron

• guns/weapons of the same size or caliber: battery

• heavily armed vessel: battleship

• high-speed warship: destroyer

• hostile shore position: beachhead

• medical ship: hospital ship

• mine clearing: mine sweeping

• mining ship: mine

• missile-armed: guided missile cruiser, guided missile destroyer

• multipurpose vessel: ocean station ship

• nuclear-powered submarine: Trident

• officer: chief warrant officer, ensign, lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, captain, rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral, fleet admiral

• patrol torpedo boat: PT boat

• readiness condition: general quarters

• simultaneous gunfire on target: salvo

• sonic locator device: sonar

• submarine detector: sonobuoy

• two or more ship divisions: squadron

• underwater vessel: submarine, U-boat

• vessel that lays dan buoys: dan runner

• warship capable of acting independently: frigate

see ship, submarine