Definition of "merchant navy" [merchant navy]

• Civilian naval fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise (noun)

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• "A favorite librarian, whose husband served in merchant navy, all through their married life."
• "The young man, in preparation for their escape, had joined the merchant navy, in a position far below his level of education."
• "The late John L Daly held himself out as an expert on the ocean because he was an officer in the merchant navy."