armed merchantman

English

Noun

armed merchantman (plural armed merchantmen)

  2. A merchant ship that has weapons aboard for fighting or potential fighting.
    Hypernyms: merchant ship, merchantman < ship < watercraft, vessel < vessel
    1. (military, nautical) A warship converted from a merchant ship by the installation of weaponry, primarily for use in commerce raiding or defense against same.
    2. (nautical, chiefly historical) A merchant ship equipped with weaponry for defense against pirates, etc.
      Coordinate term: warship

Hyponyms

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