NAUMACHIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: naumachiae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

naumachia; naumachy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("naumachia" is a kind of...):

spectacle (an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale)

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