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naval militia

noun as in merchant marine

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In the District of Columbia and in twenty of the states we have what is known as the naval militia.

At the beginning of the year 1898 there were more than four thousand men and officers in the naval militia.

Besides the regular navy of the United States there is a naval militia organized in eighteen states.

Reports of the engagement make particular mention of the good showing made by the naval militia on the Yankee.

This naval militia captured millions of the enemy's property, and produced a great sensation at the North.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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