Nau"ma*chy (?), n. [L. naumachia, Gr. ; ship + fight, battle, to fight.]

1.

A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.

2. Rom. Antiq.

A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.

 

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