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merchant shipping

merchant shipping noun: shipping used for commerce rather than defence.

Noun

merchant shipping (uncountable)

  1. Shipping used for commerce rather than defence.

Questions about merchant shipping

What does merchant shipping mean?
Merchant shipping means shipping used for commerce rather than defence.
What part of speech is merchant shipping?
Merchant shipping is a noun.

Words near merchant shipping in the dictionary

  1. merchant prince
  2. merchant princes
  3. merchant seaman
  4. merchant seamen
  5. merchant ship
  6. merchant shipping
  7. merchant ships
  8. merchant tailor
  9. merchant tailors
  10. merchant venturer
  11. merchant venturers

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