Meaning of merchant marine | Babel Free
Definitions
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Synonym of merchant navy: a fleet of commercial vessels. countable
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Synonym of merchant ship: a single vessel in such a fleet. countable
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Synonym of merchant mariner: a sailor in such a fleet. countable, nonstandard, proscribed
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.