Navel /(nā"v'l)/

Na·vel

Navel

n.
  1. A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus; called also belly button in humans. See Umbilicus. (Anat.)
  2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
    Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.
  3. An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage. (Gun.)

Phrases & Compounds
Navel gall
a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.
Navel point
Same as Nombril.