armed merchantmen

A form of armed merchantman — A warship converted from a merchant ship by the installation of weaponry, primarily for use in commerce raiding or defense against same.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of armed merchantman
Cite this entry
APA

armed merchantmen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armed%20merchantmen

MLA

“armed merchantmen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armed%20merchantmen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armed merchantmen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armed%20merchantmen.

Source: armed merchantmen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.