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Privateers
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪəz/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪrz/
Translation privateers into russian
privateer
Verbprivateers
privateer
privateers
privateered Past Simple / Past Participle
privateering Gerund
Additional translations
вести каперство
privateer
Nounprivateers
pl
privateer
privateers pl
The privateer captured several enemy ships during the war.
Капер захватил несколько вражеских кораблей во время войны.
Additional translations
приватир
корсар
Definitions
privateer
Verb
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.
privateer
Noun
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.
Idioms and phrases
capture a privateer
The navy managed to capture a privateer off the coast.
захватить капера
Флоту удалось захватить капера у побережья.
employ a privateer
The government decided to employ a privateer to attack enemy ships.
нанять капера
Правительство решило нанять капера для атаки на вражеские корабли.
issue a privateer commission
They planned to issue a privateer commission to trusted captains.
выдать каперское свидетельство
Они планировали выдать каперское свидетельство доверенным капитанам.
privateer fleet
The port was threatened by a privateer fleet.
флотилия каперов
Порту угрожала флотилия каперов.
serve as a privateer
He chose to serve as a privateer during the war.
служить капером
Он решил служить капером во время войны.