merchantman
merchantman
Definition
merchant·man (-mən)
noun pl. -·men-mən
- a ship used in commerce
- Archaic a merchant
merchantman
Synonyms
merchantman
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- ton: In June 1748 FOX brought into Kinsale a French merchantman of 230 tons bound to Bordeaux from Martinique with sugar and coffee.
- period: It is to date the only surviving extant example of an armed merchantman of this period.
Converse of object
- sink: The weight of the air attack also took a toll on the convoy with 4 merchantmen sunk & 2 damaged, .
- capture: Early in the year he captured a valuable Spanish merchantman off Ferrol.
- bind: The merchantmen bound up the St. George's Channel were given in charge of ARGUS off Cape Clear.
- damage: She later damaged another merchantman and scored four hits on the Kent Class cruiser HMS Berwick before withdrawing.
- board: What then, an attempt to board British merchantmen?
- escort: These craft were used for anti-submarine and patrol work, or for minesweeping and escorting merchantmen.
Adjective modifier
- armed: The Lord Stewart was 248 foot long, 1445 ton armed merchantman.
- British: What then, an attempt to board British merchantmen?
- French: In June 1748 FOX brought into Kinsale a French merchantman of 230 tons bound to Bordeaux from Martinique with sugar and coffee.
- English: His aid proved to be ineffective and Rupert turned his ships toward Portugal, capturing English merchantmen on the way.
- other: In all, HMS Breconshire made more trips to Malta than any other merchantman.
- American: The State Department at Washington announces that American merchantmen are authorized to fire on any German submarine at sight.
Preposition: in
- convoy: During the action, Mohawk evaded a bow ramming from the lead German merchantman in the convoy.
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