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privateer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | privateersman |
| Type of | crewman, officer, ship's officer, crew member |
privateer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | warship, war vessel, combat ship |
Examples of privateer
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In her, he fought a large French privateer in an indecisive action off Cape Gata.
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McLaren might once again be a privateer team, but they're as corporate as ever.
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Citroen privateer Petter Solberg finished third, 1 minute 11 seconds behind Loeb.
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The Lynx is an updated version of the privateer Lynx built by Thomas Kemp in 1812.
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The ship was a captured privateer that had been purchased from the government.
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Despite being English, Wright was active as a privateer under a French commission.
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In Hawaii, he recovered an Argentine privateer which had been seized by mutineers.
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Also he never was an individual privateer but commanded entire fleets of warships.
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After he grew up, he did not have a legitimate job, so he became a salt privateer.
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- An officer or crew member of a privateer
- A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- A privateer was a private person or private warship authorized by a country's government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. Privateers were only entitled by their state to attack and rob enemy vessels during wartime. ...
- Privateer is the second album by British guitarist Tim Renwick, only available on , the much delayed follow-up to 1980's Tim Renwick album, released in 2007.
- In motor sport, a privateer is usually an entrant into a racing event that is not directly supported by an automobile manufacturer. Privateers teams are often found competing in rally and circuit racing events, and often include competitors who build and maintain their own vehicles. ...
- (Privateers (The West Wing)) "Privateers" is episode 83 of The West Wing.
- A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo; An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team; To ...
- (Privateers) (1985; immediately precedes Empire Builders, with most of the same cast of characters, but with an alternate history including a still-extant Soviet Union, because Bova wrote it before the U.S.S.R. collapsed.)
- (Privateers) Private ships that were authorised to carry cannon and commit legalised acts of piracy against enemy ships.
