navy list

noun

A naval register; an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seniority, the ships they work on, etc.

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Meanings

nounnavy list (plural navy lists)

plural navy lists

  1. A naval register; an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seniority, the ships they work on, etc.

    'Then I should like a full list of the warships in Pentland Harbour, recent sailings, and those expected, please. The "Navy List" I suppose you have here?'

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
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APA

navy list. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navy%20list

MLA

“navy list.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navy%20list. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “navy list,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navy%20list.

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