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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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30 Moby Thesaurus words for "merchant marine":
Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN,
United States Navy, argosy, armada, bottoms, coast guard, division,
escadrille, fleet, flotilla, line, marine, merchant fleet,
merchant navy, mosquito fleet, naval forces, naval militia,
naval reserve, navy, shipping, ships, squadron, task force,
task group, tonnage, whaling fleet
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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