armed merchantman

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Noun

armed merchantman (plural armed merchantmen)

  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.

Hyponyms

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