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naumachy


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Naumachy  \Nau"ma*chy\,  n.  [L.  naumachia,  Gr  ?;  ?  ship  +  ? 
  fight,  battle,  ?  to  fight.] 
  1.  A  naval  battle;  esp.,  a  mock  sea  fight. 
 
  2.  (Rom.  Antiq.)  A  show  or  spectacle  representing  a  sea 
  fight;  also  a  place  for  such  exhibitions. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  naumachy 
  n  :  a  naval  spectacle;  a  mock  sea  battle  put  on  by  the  ancient 
  Romans  [syn:  {naumachia}] 




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