marine
adjective /məˈriːn/
/məˈriːn/
[only before noun]- marine life
- a marine biologist (= a scientist who studies life in the sea)
- connected with ships or trade at seaTopics Transport by waterc1
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’.