Merchantman Definition

mûrchənt-mən
merchantmen
noun
merchantmen
A ship used in commerce.
Webster's New World
A merchant.
Webster's New World

A cargo ship -- engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship.

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Noun

Singular:
merchantman
Plural:
merchantmen

Merchantman Sentence Examples

  • The Lord Stewart was 248 foot long, 1445 ton armed merchantman.

  • He pointed out the disadvantage of a submarine in attempting to stop such an armed vessel for search, and emphasized that armament on a merchantman had every appearance of being offensive.

  • Early in the year he captured a valuable Spanish merchantman off Ferrol.

  • She later damaged another merchantman and scored four hits on the Kent Class cruiser HMS Berwick before withdrawing.

  • In June 1748 FOX brought into Kinsale a French merchantman of 230 tons bound to Bordeaux from Martinique with sugar and coffee.

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Words Starting With

MMEMER

Words Ending With

NANMAN

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With M11 Letter Words Ending With N