merchant navy

merchant marine

noun

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

Words nearby merchant navy

merchant, merchant bank, merchant flag, merchant guild, merchant marine, merchant navy, merchant of death, merchant of venice, the, merchant prince, merchant seaman, merchantable

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Examples from the Web for merchant navy

A fresh sally on the part of the fleet did not suffice to protect the merchant-navy, the losses of which were considerable.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times|Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
The merchant-navy of England was fast widening its sphere of commerce.
History of the English People|John Richard Green