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A naval spectacle
Answer for the clue "A naval spectacle ", 8 letters:
naumachy
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: naumachia ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) A place built to stage a mock sea-battle, or the show performed therein. (17th c.)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.] A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the ancient Romans. (Rom. Antiq.) A show or spectacle representing a ...