Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bare navy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: bare -navy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where available food is limited to basic service rations.

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Three weeks we had been at sea on bare Navy, when we dropped anchor off Porthaven," said Long Jim. "Bare Navy, you understand, is regulation rations and nothing else, the canteen having run dry; […]"
"A tragic memory of Edwardian times, when butter or even margarine was a luxury in the Navy. Living on bare Navy symbolized having to exist on the coarse fare supplied by the Service."
"Far too often, indeed, it was a case of 'bare Navy', the maritime equivalent to the soldier's 'hard-tack'; […]"

Usage

Questions

What does bare navy mean?: The situation where available food is limited to basic service rations.

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