merchant marine

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the vessels of a nation that are engaged in commerce.

the officers and crews of such vessels.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, thanks to a transparent hull, exploring the deep and spotting rare marine life is practically a cinch.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014|Charlie Gilbert|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Among the scores of bystanders watching their small town turn into war zone was a Marine veteran who was close with Stone.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Marine reservist then went after his ex-wife, Nicole Hill Stone.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Stone, according to Marine officials, served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will reach you by the hands of Mr. Mackenzie, a worldly-minded Scotch merchant, but honest as to earthly things.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Alila has a cousin married to a Chinese merchant in Manila and some time he is going to visit her.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Harris, the silk merchant, stood among these broken and burnt stones and shivered.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Departure on the fourth voyage, accompanied by a merchant-ship bound through Torres Strait.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King