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Webster 1913 Edition
Naumachy
Nau′ma-chy
(na̤′mȧ-ky̆)
, Noun.
[L.
naumachia
, Gr. ναυμαχία
; ναῦσ
ship + μάχη
fight, battle, μάχεσθαι
to fight.] 1.
A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the ancient Romans.
2.
(Rom. Antiq.)
A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
Webster 1828 Edition
Naumachy
NAUMACHY
,Noun.
1.
Among the ancient Romans, a show or spectacle representing a sea-fight.2.
The place where these shows were exhibited.