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merchant ships

merchant ships is the plural of merchant ship.

Meaning of merchant ship

Noun

merchant ship (plural merchant ships)

  1. A ship that is principally or (usually) entirely civilian, engaged in trade, which carries cargo, passengers, or both.
    • Old pirates, yes, they rob I
      Sold I to the merchant ships
      Minutes after they took I
      From the bottomless pit.1980, Bob Marley, Redemption Song
    Synonyms:
    merchantman

Questions about merchant ships

What is merchant ships the plural of?
Merchant ships is the plural of merchant ship.

Words near merchant ships in the dictionary

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

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