naumachia

noun

1. The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment.

   Nebuchadnezzar had an ugly dream, Worse than an Hus'if's when she thinks her cream Made a Naumachia for mice and rats.

   BEFORE he went to feed with owls and bats

2. The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water.

   historical

   Our clerical guide did not fail us, but took us to see some ancient architectural remains, water tanks, a naumachia and other ruins of a similar sort.

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin naumachia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ναυμαχία (naumakhía). Compare naumachy.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry naumachia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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