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naumachy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun naumachy has 1 sense
- naumachy(n = noun.artifact) naumachia - a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans; Array is a kind of spectacle
CIDE DICTIONARY
naumachy, n. [L. naumachia, Gr. naymachi`a; nay^s ship + ma`chh fight, battle, ma`chesqai to fight.].
- A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the ancient Romans. [1913 Webster]
- A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions. [1913 Webster]
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