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merchant navy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
mer-chan-t -navy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

merchant navies (plural)

Synonyms

merchant fleet merchant marine

Questions

What does merchant navy mean?
A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.

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