merchant fleet

collocation in English

meaningsofmerchantandfleet

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merchant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɜː.tʃənt/us
/ˈmɝː.tʃənt/
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with ...
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fleet
noun[C]
uk
/fliːt/us
/fliːt/
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a ...
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(Definition ofmerchantandfleetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmerchant fleet

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Also, the worldmerchantfleethas many vessels sailing under flags of convenience.
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Theirmerchantfleet, he warned, was modern and fast which made them illusive targets for submarines.
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We have now a major opportunity to revive ourmerchantfleet.
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They thought that they had better do something about the decline of themerchantfleet; therefore, they introduced legislation to tidy up our overseas register.
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We must decide whether we want amerchantfleetto meet our economic requirements for the balance of payments or for our strategic requirements.
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It is no good constantly complaining about the size of themerchantfleetand then expecting it to be able to recruit members.
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We must be positive about the advantages and opportunities of joining themerchantfleet.
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There is another aspect to the value of ourmerchantfleetin addition to defence.
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More important still is the contribution that themerchantfleetmakes to our national security.
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Such factors, or other economic factors, will always influence the size of themerchantfleet.
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We must always take into account the fact that ourmerchantfleetis part of the defence of the realm.
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Surely this is a time when we should seek to re-equip ourmerchantfleet.
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In wartime, themerchantfleethas special tasks.
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If we are to have amerchantfleet, we should have a capability to build that fleet.
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The decline in themerchantfleetis due to increased competition and continuing difficulties in world shipping markets.
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At least we should not have had this fleet competing with ourmerchantfleet.
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I shall not deal with the statistics or the analysis of decline of ourmerchantfleetbut merely offer two solutions.
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The only way to arrest the serious decline of ourmerchantfleetis by co-ordination.
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At one time it had a greatmerchantfleet.
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If abrasiveness, arrogance and unwavering conceit were substitutes for policies, ourmerchantfleetwould be doing very well under his guidance.
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