Naumachy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  naumachy
       n : a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient
           Romans [syn: {naumachia}]