Merchantman Synonyms

mûrchənt-mən
A cargo ship
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. freighter
  2. galleon
  3. steamship
  4. bottom
  5. merchant-ship
  6. commercial vessel

Words Related to Merchantman

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. boat
  2. ship
  3. man-of-war
  4. frigate
  5. gunboat
  6. warship
  7. pinnace
  8. battlecruisers
  9. line-of-battle
  10. landing-craft
  11. ship-of-war
  12. troopship

Merchantman Sentence Examples

  • The Lord Stewart was 248 foot long, 1445 ton armed merchantman.

  • He pointed out the disadvantage of a submarine in attempting to stop such an armed vessel for search, and emphasized that armament on a merchantman had every appearance of being offensive.

  • Early in the year he captured a valuable Spanish merchantman off Ferrol.

  • She later damaged another merchantman and scored four hits on the Kent Class cruiser HMS Berwick before withdrawing.

  • In June 1748 FOX brought into Kinsale a French merchantman of 230 tons bound to Bordeaux from Martinique with sugar and coffee.

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