NAVE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.

2.
n.

The navel. [Obs.] hak.

3.
n.

The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.


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