volunteer navy

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Definition of volunteer navy in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc

Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war, organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the term privateer

A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval discipline

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Of or relating to Voltaire, the French author

That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals

The theories or practice of Voltaire

Hyphenation

vol·un·teer na·vy

Turkish pronunciation

välıntîr neyvi

Pronunciation

/ˌvälənˈtər ˈnāvē/ /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr ˈneɪviː/