merchant marine (English, noun)
expansion: merchant marine (plural merchant marines)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of merchant navy: a fleet of commercial vessels.
tags: countable
glosses: Synonym of merchant ship: a single vessel in such a fleet.
tags: countable
glosses: Synonym of merchant mariner: a sailor in such a fleet.
tags: countable
nonstandard
proscribed
Forms:
form: merchant marines
tags: plural