marina

¹ American  

[muh-ree-nuh] / məˈri nə /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of marina

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

Example Sentences

What little water is left in the marina is shallow, not enough to float a boat.

From BBC

He goes to the boathouse for his ablutions, walks his chihuahua around the marina and rides an electric skateboard into the nearby neighborhoods for a change of scenery.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith highlighted the new marina centre, the regeneration of the Winter Gardens and the conversion of the Palmers building into a library and university campus.

From BBC

Detroit also has a water-based drone that filters up to 200 pounds of debris daily from the island’s streams and marina.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the marina, where boats with names such as "Grumpy of Hull" and "My Mate" bob gently up and down, the general feeling is one of surprise mixed with a healthy dose of civic pride.

From BBC