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marine

[ muh-reen ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea:

    marine vegetation.

  2. pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime.
  3. serving on shipboard, as soldiers.
  4. of or belonging to the marines.
  5. adapted for use at sea:

    a marine barometer.



noun

  1. a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  2. one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.
  3. seagoing ships collectively, especially with reference to nationality or class; shipping in general.
  4. a picture with a marine subject; seascape.
  5. naval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs.

marine

/ ³¾É™Ëˆ°ù¾±Ë²Ô /

adjective

  1. of, found in, or relating to the sea
  2. of or relating to shipping, navigation, etc
  3. of or relating to a body of seagoing troops

    marine corps

  4. of or relating to a government department concerned with maritime affairs
  5. used or adapted for use at sea

    a marine camera

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. shipping and navigation in general

    the merchant marine

  2. capital when part of a name a member of a marine corps or similar body
  3. a picture of a ship, seascape, etc
  4. tell it to the marines informal.
    an expression of disbelief
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

marine

/ ³¾É™-°ùŧ²Ô′ /

  1. Relating to the sea.
  2. Relating to a system of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents and by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Water in the marine system is at or near the full salinity of seawater.
  3. Compare lacustrine
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôm²¹Â·°ù¾±²Ô±ð adjective noun
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·³¾²¹Â·°ù¾±²Ô±ð adjective noun
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  • ³Ü²Ôm²¹Â·°ù¾±²Ô±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marine1

1325–75; Middle English maryne < Middle French marin (feminine marine ) < Latin ³¾²¹°ùÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ of the sea, derivative of mare sea; -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marine1

C15: from Old French marin, from Latin ³¾²¹°ùÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, from mare sea
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. tell it / that to the marines! I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled.
  2. dead marine, Australian Slang. an empty bottle of beer or spirits.
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Example Sentences

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Milstein on Thursday said a team of marine experts removed booms near the entrance of the harbor to provide a broader opening for the whale.

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Today, agency staff study the ocean and atmosphere, share knowledge, and conserve coastal and marine ecosystems.

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However, exports in key sectors like electronics, engineering goods - automobile parts, industrial machines - and marine products could take a hit.

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Bibiana Beltran said the doctor at the emergency room contacted a local marine mammal center for advice on how to treat a sea lion attack, because the doctor had never seen one before.

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US law enforcement and wildlife officials have raided a marine park in Florida following allegations of "animal abuse" at the site.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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