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commerce raiding en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) A form of naval warfare that primarily targets enemy merchant ships on the open sea.
   • Although the Admiralty have published no report on the subject of the last manœuvres, it is generally believed that, during the short period commerce raiding lasted, Sir W. May's fleet, limited as the area was, and stringent as the rules laid down as to exemptions, did far more damage to our trade than the authorities care to make known. 1907, Captain R. N., “Food for Thought”, in The United Service Magazine:

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Relateds

guerre de course · commerce raider

Translations (1)

ja 通商破壊 (Translations)