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merchantman::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bottom, freighter, merchant ship |
| Type of | cargo ship, cargo vessel |
Examples of merchantman
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Renaming the seized merchantman the Adventure Prize, he set sail for Madagascar.
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It was the largest merchantman built before the revolution weighing at, 700 tons.
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Pirates attacked the Panamanian flagged merchantman MV Almezaan on 25 March.
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A single torpedo blew Nikkin Maru in half, and the merchantman sank.
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The following morning the Americans encountered a British merchantman which gave them a boat.
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The high octane fuel caught fire and the merchantman was abandoned.
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Accordingly, the commodore disguised the USS Porpoise as a merchantman and sent her in to shore.
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Besides, who would want to sink an unarmed merchantman?
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On 24 December Constitution intercepted the merchantman Lord Nelson and placed a prize crew aboard.
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- Bottom: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
- Ship that carries commercial goods and passengers, not a warship.
- Civilian ship carrying merchandise.
