merchant ship
merchant ship · merchant ships
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A ship that is principally or entirely civilian, engaged in trade, which carries…A ship that is principally or (usually) entirely civilian, engaged in trade, which carries cargo, passengers, or both.
» Pirates made unarmed merchant ships prey.
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1 sensesA ship that is principally or (usually) entirely civilian, engaged in trade, which carries cargo, passengers, or both.
a cargo ship
Examples
8 sentencesPirates made unarmed merchant ships prey.
Pirates preyed upon unarmed merchant ships.
The pirates captured a merchant ship.
ruПираты захватили торговый корабль. — Wezel
deDie Piraten kaperten ein Handelsschiff. — Melang
The pirates boarded the merchant ship.
deDie Piraten enterten das Handelsschiff. — al_ex_an_der
The merchant ships were convoyed by warships.
Forms
plural: merchant ships| Singular | merchant ship |
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| Plural | merchant ships |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a cargo ship:bottomfreightermerchantman