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merchant marine
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merchant marine
(noun)
merchant marine
noun
merchant marine
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MERCHANT MARINE
[
singular
]
chiefly US
:
all of a country's ships that are used for trading goods rather than for war
also
:
the people who work such ships
a member of the
merchant marine
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called also
(British)
merchant navy
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