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ma·rine
I. \məˈrēn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English maryn, from Middle French marine, from Old French, from feminine of marin, adjective, marine, from Latin marinus
1. obsolete
a. : seashore
b. : a seaside promenade
2. [French, from Old French, seashore]
a. : the mercantile and naval shipping of a country
< keep our marine in a condition commensurate to its great ends — Edmund Burke >
< to whose direction the marine of England was entrusted when the Spanish invaders were approaching — T.B.Macaulay >
b. : seagoing ships especially in relation to nationality or class
< America had the largest mercantile marine — Richard Cobden >
3. [marine (II) ] : one of a class of soldiers serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force (as in a landing operation); specifically : a member of the Marine Corps of the United States or of the Royal Marine forces of Great Britain
< tell that to the marines — the sailors won't believe it — Sir Walter Scott >
< the United States Marines … are trained, equipped, and used as soldiers — L.G.Winans >
4. [French, from Old French, seashore] : an executive department (as in France) having charge of naval affairs
< the French Minister of Marine >
5. [French, from Old French, seashore] : a marine picture
< a famous exhibition of … marines — Atlantic >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English maryne, from Latin marinus, from mare sea + -inus -ine; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German meri sea, Old Norse marr, Gothic marei, Old Irish muir, Old Slavic morje
1.
a.
(1) : of or relating to the sea
< marine life >
< marine vegetation >
< marine wonders >
< marine and land crabs >
< marine and continental rocks >
< sediments … both terrigenous and marine — Journal of Geology >
< although many of the Mollusca are still marine, there are even more which live in fresh water or upon the land — W.E.Swinton >
(2) of climate : having characteristics (as small temperature ranges and high relative humidity) controlled primarily by oceanic winds and air masses
b. : of or relating to the navigation of the sea : nautical
< marine navigation >
< marine chart >
< marine engineering >
c. : of or relating to the commerce of the sea : maritime 1
< marine law >
< marine risks >
2. obsolete
a. : bordering on the sea : maritime 2a
b. : belonging to the seashore
3. : of or relating to marines
< marine barracks > |