merchant navy

noun

1. the ships or crew engaged in a nation's commercial shipping

Example Sentences

“I was in the Merchant Navy at 16, which is inexplicable to me to this day—I am a wimp, really,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

At the end of my two years at home I was sent to sea in the merchant navy by my own earnest desire.

From Project Gutenberg

If the plan were found feasible this public merchant navy would be a large source of extra revenue.

From Project Gutenberg

But France seems to bear this with great equanimity so far as our merchant navy is concerned.

From Project Gutenberg

Railroads would cover the continents; the merchant navy of the globe would be increased a hundredfold.

From Project Gutenberg

Restrict commerce, and at the same time create a merchant navy.

From Project Gutenberg