Meanings
adjectiveantipirate (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernmentOpposing or countering pirates.
The Rasulids kept the southern coast under loose control up to Dhofar, even holding Hadramawt to some extent and maintaining an antipirate squadron.
1974, Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 29
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Translations
Portuguese antipiratas, antipirata
- antipiratasopposing or countering pirates
- antipirataopposing or countering pirates
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antipirate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipirate
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“antipirate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipirate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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