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• marina
  marina

  noun

  a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
• Marina
  Marina

  noun

  a town in W California.

marina

¹ American  

[muh-ree-nuh] / məˈri nə /

noun

• marinas
  plural

1. a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.

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Marina ² American  

[muh-ree-nuh] / məˈri nə /

noun

1. a town in W California.

2. a female given name.

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marina British  

/ məˈriːnə /

noun

1. an elaborate docking facility for pleasure boats

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• marinas
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of marina

1795–1805; < Italian, Spanish, noun use of feminine of marino < Latin marīnus marine

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Explanation

A marina is a dock, especially a fancy one used for sailboats and yachts. If you live in a harbor town, you can walk down the marina to watch boats come and go. A marina differs from a port, which is also a harbor where boats can dock, because it's designed for small boats and yachts, rather than large ships. Seaside towns and cities often have public marinas for mooring boats, and private yacht clubs also have marinas. The word marine, which means "pertaining to the sea," can help you remember that a marina is a place where boats dock. The Latin root of both is mare, "the sea."

Example Sentences

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We also own a marina slip near our primary residence.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The course is located on Sentosa, an islet off the coast of Singapore that acts as a playground for billionaires, with multimillion-dollar homes and a sleek marina hosting superyachts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Las Vegas has done a phenomenal job in preserving and... reclaiming water," said Bruce Nelson, whose family has owned the lake's marina for almost 70 years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Samuel West returned to the marina in Braunston, Northamptonshire, where they moored their boat, to unveil a plaque to their memory.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

In the gardens upstairs, Nyame settled the pedestal near the front edge of the palace roof, overlooking the marina and the bay.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the race at Marina Bay.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

There was something particular about turn 17 of the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I thought it was super cute,” the 22-year-old said as she waited in line at the Marina del Rey branch Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“No one’s switching over to Lake America. Nobody is. No one’s saying that,” said Ryan Cohen, who manages Lake Ontario Mariners Marina in Henderson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Marina laughed and wiped a tear off Anya’s cheek with a finger.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

According to news reports, flames destroyed homes, restaurants, campgrounds, marinas, and other facilities around the reservoirs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Situated on the outskirts of neighbouring Ellinikon, it promises to hold hotels, shopping centres, parks, marinas and 8,000 homes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Where beach shacks once stood, now you’ll find estates hidden behind hedges and marinas packed with yachts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

They looked at boats moored close together in marinas, or alone at the ends of long docks.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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