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commerce raiding

commerce raiding noun: a form of naval warfare that primarily targets enemy merchant ships on the open sea.

Noun

commerce raiding (countable and uncountable, plural commerce raidings)

  1. (historical) A form of naval warfare that primarily targets enemy merchant ships on the open sea.
    • Although the Admiralty have published no report on the subject of the last manœuvres, it is generally believed that, during the short period commerce raiding lasted, Sir W. May's fleet, limited as the area was, and stringent as the rules laid down as to exemptions, did far more damage to our trade...1907, Captain R. N., “Food for Thought”, in The United Service Magazine

Forms of commerce raiding

pluralcommerce raidings

Questions about commerce raiding

What does commerce raiding mean?
Commerce raiding means a form of naval warfare that primarily targets enemy merchant ships on the open sea.
What part of speech is commerce raiding?
Commerce raiding is a noun.
What is the plural of commerce raiding?
The plural of commerce raiding is commerce raidings.

Words near commerce raiding in the dictionary

  1. Commerce Clause
  2. commerce destroyer
  3. commerce destroyers
  4. commerce raider
  5. commerce raiders
  6. commerce raiding
  7. commerceable
  8. commerced
  9. commerceless
  10. commerces
  11. commerciable

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