armed merchantman

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armed merchantman

noun armed merchantmen

  1. A warship converted from a merchant ship by the installation of weaponry, primarily for use in commerce raiding or defense against same.
  2. historical A merchant ship equipped with weaponry for defense against pirates, etc.

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@misc{armed_merchantman_2026,
  title = {armed merchantman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/armed%20merchantman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}