Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merchant marine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
mer-chan-t -ma-rine
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of merchant navy: a fleet of commercial vessels.

noun

Synonym of merchant ship: a single vessel in such a fleet.

noun

Synonym of merchant mariner: a sailor in such a fleet.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

merchant marines (plural)

Synonyms

merchant navy merchant ship merchant mariner shipping cargo ships merchant vessels

Questions

What does merchant marine mean?
Synonym of merchant navy: a fleet of commercial vessels.

How to pronounce merchant marine

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