merchant marinen.

Brit.

/ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt məˈriːn/, U.S.

/ˈˌmərtʃ(ə)nt məˈrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant adj., marine n.

Etymology: < merchant adj. + marine n. With sense 1 compare earlier mercantile marine n. at mercantile adj. and n. Compounds, and French marine marchande (1765). With sense 2 compare earlier merchant mariner n.

Chiefly U.S.

1. The trading fleet of a nation; the merchant navy.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > fleet of

mercantile marine1778

merchant navy1808

merchant marine1839

1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. I. iii. 20 But I must now take my leave of the American navy, and notice their merchant marine.

1894 C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet 6 The Navy..has always been based upon the existence of a merchant marine.

1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 82 I had heard that he was in the merchant marine.

1991 Bostonia June 47/3 To qualify for the rank of Chief Engineer of the Merchant Marine one had to pass several written and oral exams.

2. A crew member on a merchant ship; a merchant mariner.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor who goes on trading voyages

merchant mariner1867

merchant marine1944

1944 C. Mackenzie Sailor of Fortune 68 The merchant marine called Bob was an old post-office clerk.

1981 M. Angelou Heart of Woman i. 27 I'm going to sea... I'm going to become a merchant marine.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

merchant marine

3. The collective shipping, fleet, navy, or naval service of a country; seagoing vessels collectively, esp. with reference to nationality or class, as in mercantile marine (now historical) or merchant marine.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > collectively

navya1375

navire1429

vessel1436

navinc1480

navigation?1589

shipping1591

water carriage1612

tonnage1633

craft1644

marine1669

1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 455 The well-regulating of all things belonging to the marine.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) The Marine, the whole Body of a Navy or Fleet; as The Officers of the Marine.

1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies iv. 67 All these vessels that formed the military marine of Bombay were chiefly manned with English.

1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 47 What naval force, what naval works, and what naval stores..are necessary to keep our marine in a condition commensurate to its great ends.

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. xiii. 285 To this inconsiderable number of vessels is the present war marine of Spain reduced.

1849 R. Cobden Speeches 18 France knew that America had the largest mercantile marine.

1882 D. A. Wells (title) Our merchant marine.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 254/1 The glory won at Salamis was paid for by the loss of her [sc. Aegina] trade and the decay of her marine.

1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle ix. 117 The German mercantile marine was laid on ice till the end of the war.

1966 Listener 19 May 710/1 From this morning, Britain's merchant marine is immobilized.

1985 R. Huntford Shackleton viii. 72 Having once escaped, he was not going back to the mercantile marine.

1991 Bostonia June 47/3 To qualify for the rank of Chief Engineer of the Merchant Marine one had to pass several..exams.

extracted from marinen.adj.

n.1839

as lemmas

单词	merchant marine
释义	merchant marinen. Brit. /ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt məˈriːn/, U.S. /ˈˌmərtʃ(ə)nt məˈrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant adj., marine n. Etymology: < merchant adj. + marine n. With sense 1 compare earlier mercantile marine n. at mercantile adj. and n. Compounds, and French marine marchande (1765). With sense 2 compare earlier merchant mariner n. Chiefly U.S. 1. The trading fleet of a nation; the merchant navy. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > fleet of mercantile marine1778 merchant navy1808 merchant marine1839 1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. I. iii. 20 But I must now take my leave of the American navy, and notice their merchant marine. 1894 C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet 6 The Navy..has always been based upon the existence of a merchant marine. 1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 82 I had heard that he was in the merchant marine. 1991 Bostonia June 47/3 To qualify for the rank of Chief Engineer of the Merchant Marine one had to pass several written and oral exams. 2. A crew member on a merchant ship; a merchant mariner. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor who goes on trading voyages merchant mariner1867 merchant marine1944 1944 C. Mackenzie Sailor of Fortune 68 The merchant marine called Bob was an old post-office clerk. 1981 M. Angelou Heart of Woman i. 27 I'm going to sea... I'm going to become a merchant marine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas merchant marine 3. The collective shipping, fleet, navy, or naval service of a country; seagoing vessels collectively, esp. with reference to nationality or class, as in mercantile marine (now historical) or merchant marine. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > collectively navya1375 navire1429 vessel1436 navinc1480 navigation?1589 shipping1591 water carriage1612 tonnage1633 craft1644 marine1669 1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 455 The well-regulating of all things belonging to the marine. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) The Marine, the whole Body of a Navy or Fleet; as The Officers of the Marine. 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies iv. 67 All these vessels that formed the military marine of Bombay were chiefly manned with English. 1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 47 What naval force, what naval works, and what naval stores..are necessary to keep our marine in a condition commensurate to its great ends. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. xiii. 285 To this inconsiderable number of vessels is the present war marine of Spain reduced. 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 18 France knew that America had the largest mercantile marine. 1882 D. A. Wells (title) Our merchant marine. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 254/1 The glory won at Salamis was paid for by the loss of her [sc. Aegina] trade and the decay of her marine. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle ix. 117 The German mercantile marine was laid on ice till the end of the war. 1966 Listener 19 May 710/1 From this morning, Britain's merchant marine is immobilized. 1985 R. Huntford Shackleton viii. 72 Having once escaped, he was not going back to the mercantile marine. 1991 Bostonia June 47/3 To qualify for the rank of Chief Engineer of the Merchant Marine one had to pass several..exams. extracted from marinen.adj. < n.1839 as lemmas
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