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MERCHANT MARINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
Synonyms:
cargo ships; merchant marine; merchant vessels; shipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("merchant marine" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The crew of a merchant vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("merchant marine" is a kind of...):
crew (the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.))
