Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volunteer navy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: vol-un-teer -navy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer .

Questions

What does volunteer navy mean?: A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer .

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