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Meanings of old navy in English

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Usage of old navy in English
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He was dressed in an old navy uniform with dirty lace.
Richard Carvel — Volume 03
2
The old navy had only the ranks of passed-midshipman, lieutenant, commander, and captain.
Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
3
Just an old navy man grateful for a few more years to serve.
The charlemagne pursuit
4
From behind the bench seat, she pulls out an old navy pea coat.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
5
In this favorite author's two earlier books we learned somewhat of the old navy.
Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student
6
Then she shrugged into her old navy peacoat and left.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
7
Gunner Moran was of the old navy-thenavy that had been despised and spat upon.
Cheerful—By Request
8
The old navy in its last days earned a fame that no belittling malevolence dare cavil at.
The Mirror of the Sea
9
Same old navy blue as the States.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
10
Tim Jirus, 48-year- old navy commander, saw a maintenance worker shot in the head right in front of him.
The Guardian
11
I should like to ask if many of the officers of the old navy are young gentlemen like yourself?
On The Blockade
12
The old navy yard, with its dismantled hulks lying at anchor in the stream, occupies both banks of the river.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe / A Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles...
13
It was an old navy blue Mercedes, as perfect and polished as a jewel and far more beautiful than a new car.
After the quake: stories
14
Captain Lepine was in the chart room, the first officer was on the bridge and Bouvalot, an old navy quarter-master, had the wheel.
The Beach of Dreams: A Romance
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He followed Galbraith's gaze and added, 'There goes a part of the old navy, Leigh.' He touched his arm and walked aft again.
Relentless Pursuit
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That same year Joe Healy, a then 25-year old navy veteran and Greenpeace activist, scaled the Sears Tower in Chicago to protest whaling.
Climbing Magazine
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