Noun

• S: (n) merchant marine (the crew of a merchant vessel)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) crew (the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.))
• S: (n) unit, social unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group) "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
• S: (n) organization, organisation (a group of people who work together)
• S: (n) social group (people sharing some social relation)
• S: (n) group, grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• S: (n) shipping, cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vessels (conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry)