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Naumachia

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n. The recreation of sea battles in a river basin

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as naumachy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as naumachy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans

Word Usage

"The Aqua Alsietina transported water into the Trastevere area of Rome (to Augustus's 'naumachia' - a man-made lake where the Romans could re-enact sea battles)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

spectacle

Variant

naumachiae naumachy

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