merchant marine

merchant marine
a) Ships dedicated to commercial, rather than military, purposes, with their crew.

Captain Robert Dollar of San Francisco, dean of American ship owners, . . . is still, although nearly 80, the eager champion of an American privately owned merchant marine.

b) A seaman employed there, i.e. for commercial, rather than military, purposes.
See Also: mariner

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  • merchant marine — mer chant ma*rine , n. The ships owned by nationals of a particular country that are engaged in civilian commerce; also, the personnel operating those vessels. Distinguished from the {navy}, which contains the vessels of war. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • merchant marine — n. 1. all the ships of a nation that are used in commerce 2. their personnel …   English World dictionary

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