"armed merchantman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armed merchantmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|armed merchantmen}} 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. Categories (topical): Military, Nautical, Warships
    Sense id: en-armed_merchantman-en-noun-YMkBJbH~ Disambiguation of Warships: 46 54 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (nautical, chiefly historical) A merchant ship equipped with weaponry for defense against pirates, etc. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical, Warships Hyponyms: East Indiaman
    Sense id: en-armed_merchantman-en-noun-PHqFhWcD Disambiguation of Warships: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: nautical, transport

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