privateer

UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
privateersubstantiv
privateers
Pl.
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
Übersetzungen
The privateer captured several enemy ships during the war.
Капер захватил несколько вражеских кораблей во время войны.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
A private person or ship authorized by a government during wartime to attack foreign vessels.
The privateer captured several enemy ships during the conflict, bringing valuable goods back to their home port.
A privately owned armed ship commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
The privateer sailed under the nation's flag, seeking to disrupt the enemy's trade routes.
privateerverb
privateered
Präteritum
privateered
Partizip Perfekt
privateering
Gerundium
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
Übersetzungen
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
вести каперство
Definitionen
To engage in privateering, which is the act of attacking and capturing enemy ships during wartime under a government commission.
During the war, the captain decided to privateer, capturing several enemy vessels for profit.
privateeradjektiv
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to privateers or privateering.
Definitionen
Relating to privateers or privateering; of or pertaining to privately commissioned wartime raids at sea.
The navy sought to curb privateer activity along the coastline.