'Naumachy' definitions:
Definition of 'naumachy'
(from WordNet)
noun
A naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: naumachy, naumachia]
Definition of 'Naumachy'
From: GCIDE
- 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]