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| has gloss | eng: The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States. Although the appeal was to profit by capturing merchant vessels and seizing their cargoes, the government was most interested in diverting the efforts of the Union Navy away from the blockade of Southern ports, and perhaps to encourage European intervention in the conflict. |
| lexicalization | eng: Confederate privateer |
| instance of | (noun) a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation privateer |
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| media:img | EnchantressAlbatross.jpg |
| media:img | Privateer Savannah.jpg |
| media:img | PrivateerPetrel.jpg |
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