Gerund functioning as a noun, referring to the act or practice of piracy carried out by corsairs.
Mediterranean trade suffered greatly from the corsairing of the Barbary Coast.
Средиземноморская торговля сильно страдала от корсарства Барбарийского берега.
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Synonyme
sea robbery
maritime raiding
corsairinggerundium / partizip präsens Used attributively to describe people or activities engaged in piracy.
They set sail on a corsairing expedition against the coastal towns.
Они отправились в корсарский поход против прибрежных городов.
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Synonyme
corsairing (archaic variant)