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merchant vessels

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Noun1.merchant vesselsmerchant vessels - conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
cargo ships, merchant marine, shipping
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
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He collected the rents of whole colonies of filthy streets and alleys by the waterside, advanced money to the seamen and petty officers of merchant vessels, had a share in the ventures of divers mates of East Indiamen, smoked his smuggled cigars under the very nose of the Custom House, and made appointments on 'Change with men in glazed hats and round jackets pretty well every day.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
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