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merchant marine in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
    shipping  cargo ships  merchant marine  merchant vessels 
  2. the crew of a merchant vessel
    merchant marine 
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merchant marine in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) ship/Ships and seaman/seamen dedicated to commercial, rather than military, purposes.
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