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  • proper noun The British navy; formed in the 16th century although England has had naval ships since before the time of Alfred the Great.

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Examples

  • It became known as Royal Navy Air Station, Bramcote 'HMS Gamecock'.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • It became known as Royal Navy Air Station, Bramcote 'HMS Gamecock'.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Even the Royal Navy is a shadow of its former self.

    Europe Should Hope Obama Fails Jeff Durstewitz 2009

  • "The Royal Navy is a very special asset, and if you want to use it, it doesn't come for nothing," he is said to have told the journalists, adding, "We're at a scale now that requires a certain amount of investment to maintain … You can't do deterrence unless you are a really professional outfit."

    Archive 2007-02-01 Peter Troy 2007

  • Even worse hit is the Royal Navy, which is at its smallest size since the 1500s.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • Even worse hit is the Royal Navy, which is at its smallest size since the 1500s.

    They fight, we just won't pay 2007

  • Even worse hit is the Royal Navy, which is at its smallest size since the 1500s.

    Archive 2007-02-01 2007

  • Somewhere in the Royal Navy was a directive: when dealing with American naval officers, get them over early, get a drink in them first, then talk business.

    Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986

  • The Royal Navy is the salt of the sea and the salt of the earth also.

    From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War G. W. Steevens

  • World; and each time the Royal Navy has been the central force that foiled the attack upon the freedom of mankind.

    Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas William Charles Henry Wood 1905

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