shadow fleet
shadow fleet noun: the collection of vessels utilised by a state to covertly pursue its interests in a way which maintains plausible deniability, such as smuggling to avoid international sanctions, carrying out sabotage, or projecting power in disputed waters.
Noun
shadow fleet (plural shadow fleets)
- The collection of vessels utilised by a state to covertly pursue its interests in a way which maintains plausible deniability, such as smuggling to avoid international sanctions, carrying out sabotage, or projecting power in disputed waters.
- The captain of a suspected “shadow fleet” oil tanker detained off the coast of France will go on trial in February accused of failing to cooperate with authorities.2025 October 3, Miranda Bryant, “Captain of oil tanker linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to go on trial in France”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- dark fleet, ghost fleet
Synonyms of shadow fleet
Forms of shadow fleet
| plural | shadow fleets |
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Origin of shadow fleet
From shadow + fleet.
Questions about shadow fleet
- What does shadow fleet mean?
- Shadow fleet means the collection of vessels utilised by a state to covertly pursue its interests in a way which maintains plausible deniability, such as smuggling to avoid international sanctions, carrying out sabotage, or projecting power in disputed waters.
- What part of speech is shadow fleet?
- Shadow fleet is a noun.
- What is the plural of shadow fleet?
- The plural of shadow fleet is shadow fleets.
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