merchant navy
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merchant navy
noun merchant navies
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A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.
Owing to its location at the entrance to the River Tyne, South Shields was of strategic importance in the Second World War, especially to the merchant navy, and the town was heavily hit by a Luftwaffe strike in October 1941.
Similar: merchant fleet, merchant marine
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noun civilian naval fleet
| Español | marina mercante |
|---|---|
| Português | marinha mercante |
| Français | marine marchande |
| Deutsch | Handelsmarine, Handelsflotte |
| Italiano | marina mercantile |
| Ελληνικά | εμπορικός στόλος emporikós stólos |
Talk about this word "merchant navy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/merchant%20navy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. merchant navy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/merchant%20navy "merchant navy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/merchant%20navy.Cite this
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