armed merchantman中文什么意思

武装商船

• armed:    adj. 1.武装了的。 2.【动、 ...
• merchantman:    商人
• fast merchantman:    高速商船

百科释义

Armed merchantman is a term that has come to mean a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be routinely armed, especially those engaging in long distance and high value trade.