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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: naumachy
naumachy
n : a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient
Romans [syn:
naumachia]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Naumachy
Naumachy
\Nau"ma*chy\ (n[add]"m[.a]*k[y^]), n. [L. naumachia,
Gr. naymachi`a; nay^s ship + ma`chh fight, battle, ma`chesqai
to fight.]
1. A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the
ancient Romans.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Rom. Antiq.) A show or spectacle representing a sea
fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
[1913 Webster]
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