What does merchant marine mean?

Definitions for merchant marine
mer·chan·t ma·rine

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. merchant marinenoun

    the crew of a merchant vessel

  2. shipping, cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vesselsnoun

    conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

GCIDE

  1. merchant marinenoun

    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.

Wiktionary

  1. merchant marinenoun

    Ships and crews dedicated to commercial, rather than military, purposes.

ChatGPT

  1. merchant marine

    A merchant marine refers to a country's fleet of commercial ships, both civilian-owned and government-owned, that are engaged in commerce or transportation of goods and services locally and internationally. This includes cargo ships, tankers, cruise ships, and other types of specialized vessels. Merchant marines may also be called upon to serve military functions during times of war or emergency.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of merchant marine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of merchant marine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of merchant marine in a Sentence

  1. Chris Soules:

    I pulled that off okay. I felt like I could be a sailor. If I wouldn’t have been a farmer, I probably would have been in the army or something like that. My grandpa was a sailor; he was a Merchant Marine. This style of dance suited my strengths.

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