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Meanings of mercantile marine in English

Portuguese
marinha mercante
Spanish
comercio marítimo
Catalan
marina mercant

Organization, fleet and crew of merchant vessels operating under a national flag.

marinha mercante
Usage of mercantile marine in English
1
Moreover, the use of it is gradually extending in the mercantile marine.
Heroes of the Telegraph
2
The mercantile marine of Sweden has experienced powerful growth in recent years.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
3
The mercantile marine had not as yet looked favorably on twin screws.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887
4
Can we not curtail Germany's war navy, while respecting her mercantile marine?
The War and Democracy
5
No member of the German mercantile marine will be permitted any naval training.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
6
Thirty years' continuous service, sir-andI was in the mercantile marine at sixteen.
Kindred of the Dust
7
The press-gangs did not confine their activities to the men of the mercantile marine.
No Defense, Volume 2.
8
And she has a very considerable and valuable mercantile marine.
Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-known Engl...
9
The French mercantile marine is divided into two great classes, the northerners and southerners.
The Beach of Dreams: A Romance
10
He was to work for the recognition of Irish consuls and Irish mercantile marine.
What's the Matter with Ireland?
11
To return to the shipping and the mercantile marine of the time of Queen Elizabeth.
Men of Invention and Industry
12
Stockless anchors have been extensively used in the British mercantile marine and in some foreign navies.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
13
Our mercantile marine increased during the war, a sure proof that it had been effectually defended.
Sea-Power and Other Studies
14
The whole mercantile marine was refitted and turned out to win what it might in other channels.
A Little Girl in Old Salem
15
With the gradual displacement of wood by iron in the mercantile marine, Ericsson's relation was only indirect.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era / A Supplementa...
16
Here the flag of the mercantile marine has frequently been first planted to demonstrate the certainty of trade.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
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