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Privateer meaning
A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. | An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. | An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
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The privateer had need for a large crew because when they captured a vessel, they would assign one of their own men to captain the “prize” ship and sail it back to Portland, while the privateer continued on in search of new vessels.
Opposite the statue is a bright yellow, limewashed cottage, which is believed to be the original home of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, who inspired the Robinson Crusoe classic by Daniel Defoe.
Recognizable by his blue coat, Sturmhond takes pride in being the best-dressed privateer around.
Sending Mal off to be a privateer and Alina to be queen (at least for now) is an extreme departure.
It was described even by that arch-privateer Margaret Thatcher as "a privatisation too far" and so it proved.
Privateer announced the close of a $56.5 million funding round at the same time as the Orbital Insight acquisition.
Remember that Aston initially committed to the Le Mans Hypercar class back in 2019 with plans to enter two factory Valkyrie and two further privateer entries for the 2021 season.
I had always thought of Francis Drake as a pirate (privateer) more than as a slaver.
The nonprofit’s first recorded fundraiser was a mullet smoke, which sold out early and raised more than $2,000, veteran Privateer John “Barbarosa” Swager said Nov. 12 in a phone interview with The Islander.
In June 1699, Privateer William Kidd was en route to Boston where he was called to court for charges of piracy.
Privateer and Tilray just announced that they signed a letter of intent to extend the restrictions on the sale of Tilray stock.
The DIT provides vital financial support to the privateer teams who make up the core of the FIM Endurance World Championship.
In addition, Tilray has opted for a two-class share structure, with Class 1 shares — owned exclusively by Privateer — counting for three votes to every one Class 2 share vote.
Sure, 13 laps separated it from the next car given that the Toyotas are that much quicker than the privateer LMP1 teams, but the race to be classified—as Toyota painfully after their leading car broke with just ten minutes to go in 2016.
A commissioned privateer enjoyed the protection and was subject to the obligations of the laws of war.
Algeria became the privateering city-state par excellence, and two privateer brothers were instrumental in extending Ottoman influence in Algeria.
As a Scotsman and a privateer, he risked a grim fate if captured and, therefore, tried to hide himself.
As the civilian crew was armed with a rifle, many thought this made the ship a privateer, and that she and sister commercial blimps were operated under letter of marque until the Navy took over operation.
Cyril Posthumussfn seeAlso 1933 The 1933 season began a two-year hiatus in the European Championship, and although Alfa Romeo ceased official involvement in Grands Prix their cars continued racing with Enzo Ferrari 's privateer team.
During the conflict, labor and investment had been diverted from agriculture and legitimate trade to manufacturing and privateer.