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merchant fleet

merchant fleet noun: a fleet of merchant ships, calculated either on a country-by-country basis, or on a global basis.

Noun

merchant fleet (plural merchant fleets)

  1. A fleet of merchant ships, calculated either on a country-by-country basis, or on a global basis.
    • the global merchant fleet
    • the Norwegian merchant fleet

Synonyms of merchant fleet

Forms of merchant fleet

pluralmerchant fleets

Questions about merchant fleet

What does merchant fleet mean?
Merchant fleet means a fleet of merchant ships, calculated either on a country-by-country basis, or on a global basis.
What part of speech is merchant fleet?
Merchant fleet is a noun.
What is the plural of merchant fleet?
The plural of merchant fleet is merchant fleets.

Words near merchant fleet in the dictionary

  1. merchant bankers
  2. merchant banks
  3. merchant ensign
  4. merchant ensigns
  5. merchant flag
  6. merchant fleet
  7. merchant fleets
  8. merchant iron
  9. merchant irons
  10. merchant marine
  11. merchant mariner

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