: the main part of the interior of a church
especially
: the long narrow central hall in a cruciform church that rises higher than the aisles flanking it to form a clerestory
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
It was then hung around the nave of the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
The wind instrument's dramatic and reverberating sounds have bellowed throughout the naves of churches for more than 1,000 years.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
After unveiling the main nave of the glass-and-steel building last year, just in time for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of the five-year, 486 million euro renovation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Traditionally held under the glass nave of the Grand Palais, this season, guests were requested to enter through a side entrance into a quieter wing of the building.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
It was then hung around the nave of the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
The wind instrument's dramatic and reverberating sounds have bellowed throughout the naves of churches for more than 1,000 years.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
After unveiling the main nave of the glass-and-steel building last year, just in time for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of the five-year, 486 million euro renovation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
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“Nave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nave. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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nave
1 of 2 noun
: the hub of a wheel
nave
2 of 2 noun
: the long central main part of a church
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