VOLUNTEER NAVY
\vˌɒləntˈi͡ə nˈe͡ɪvi], \vˌɒləntˈiə nˈeɪvi], \v_ˌɒ_l_ə_n_t_ˈiə n_ˈeɪ_v_i]\
Definitions of VOLUNTEER NAVY
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A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer.
By Oddity Software
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A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer.
By Noah Webster.
