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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
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Examples for "merchant marine"
Examples for "merchant marine"
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A French merchant marine was built up by means of royal bounties.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
2
This trade machinery will be inadequate if we have no merchant marine.
The War After the War
3
The number of vessels in the merchant marine cannot be great.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court / Being Recollections...
4
Augie enlists in the merchant marine during the second world war.
The Guardian
5
The development of the American merchant marine during the recent war.
Community Civics and Rural Life
1
No, he didn't: he'd been drafted into the merchant navy, not the army.
Coalition's End
2
The merchant navy, although numerous, was equally deficient in vessels of any size.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
3
Sir, -I qualified as a merchant navy officer at 19 years of age.
The Irish Times
4
Civilians-andmerchant navy-hadnever had a need for them before.
Coalition's End
5
They were taught maritime skills before their inevitable service in the royal or merchant navy.
The Guardian
1
The number of men employed in the American mercantile navy will be as follows:-
Diary in America, Series One
2
The whole line of the coast was deeply indented with bays, where rode at anchor the ships of the mercantile navy.
The Young Carthaginian: A Story of The Times of Hannibal
3
His career as an officer in the mercantile navy was cut short by a period of imprisonment in a small town in Madagascar.
Hyacinth
Usage of mercantile marine in English
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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
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No member of the German mercantile marine will be permitted any naval training.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
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Thirty years' continuous service, sir-andI was in the mercantile marine at sixteen.
Kindred of the Dust
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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?
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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
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The whole mercantile marine was refitted and turned out to win what it might in other channels.
A Little Girl in Old Salem
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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...
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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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