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merchant marine

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merchant marine
n.
1. A nation's commercial ships.
2. The personnel of a nation's commercial ships.
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Noun1.merchant marinemerchant marine - the crew of a merchant vessel        
crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
2.merchant marinemerchant marine - conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
cargo ships, merchant vessels, shipping
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation


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More rapidly now we closed the distance between ourselves and the stranger, until I could plainly see the red ensign of the British merchant marine.
The Land That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
When our merchant marine shall ply the great Pellucidarian seas, and cargoes of silks and typewriters and books shall forge their ways where only hideous saurians have held sway since time began
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Not content with this, they impressed the merchant marine.
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