This page gathers the 27 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Navy” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.
- 90-day wonder noun Newly-commissioned graduate of three-month Officer Candidate School (Army, Air Force), Midshipman School (Navy), or Direct Commissioning…
- around the horn prep_phrase Via shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.
- at noun Initialism of auxiliary tugboat.
- auxiliary oiler noun A naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
- butter bar noun An ensign.
- chief petty officer noun A warrant officer belonging to one of the two classes of chief petty officer: chief petty officer first class and chief petty officer…
- chief petty officer first class noun A warrant officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above chief petty officer second class.
- douche down verb To shower (oneself).
- field day noun A day on which there is top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.
- fleet up verb To be promoted from within a command or unit (e.g. for an officer on a ship to be promoted to commanding officer of the ship).
- leading seaman noun A non-commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Navy, ranking above able seaman and below petty officer.
- master chief petty officer noun A non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above senior chief petty officer.
- master seaman noun A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above leading seaman and below petty officer second class.
- master-at-arms noun A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.
- petty officer first class noun A warrant officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above petty officer second class and below chief petty officer second…
- petty officer second class noun A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above master seaman and below petty officer first class.
- petty officer third class noun A non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above seaman and below petty officer second…
- salty dog noun An experienced sailor.
- seaman noun A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
- seaman apprentice noun An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman.
- seaman recruit noun An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below seaman apprentice.
- senior chief petty officer noun A non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above chief petty officer and below master…
- sparky noun A radio operator.
- SS noun A conventionally-powered submarine
- warrant officer class 1 noun A warrant officer in the British Army, Royal Marines, and Royal Navy, ranking above warrant officer class 2. In the army the rank held by a…
- warrant officer class 2 noun A warrant officer in the Royal Navy ranking above chief petty officer and below warrant officer class 1.
- WUBA noun Originally referred to the everyday academic attire of midshipmen.