merchant marine en · NOUN
Meanings
- Synonym of merchant navy: a fleet of commercial vessels.
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Synonym of merchant ship: a single vessel in such a fleet.
Captain Robert Dollar of San Francisco, dean of American ship owners, […] is still, although nearly 80, the eager champion of an American privately owned merchant marine.
1923 May 28, “Captain Dollar Speaks”, in Time:
- (nonstandard, proscribed) Synonym of merchant mariner: a sailor in such a fleet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| merchant marines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
merchant navy · merchant ship · merchant mariner
Translations (2)
pl marynarka handlowa (Translations) · fr marin marchand (Translations)