a town in W California.
a female given name.
1795–1805; < Italian, Spanish, noun use of feminine of marino < Latin marīnus marine
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."
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Along with hundreds of homes, the developer plans an 18-hole golf course and a marina on aquamarine Flathead Lake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Nearby were a golf club, a marina for yachts and hotels run by Sheraton and Spain’s Melia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley was preparing to launch the fundraiser to halt a 50-home and 55-slip marina project when Steers died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, the poor millionaires hang out in the marina on their smaller yachts.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
They collected everything of value, mostly books and photos, loaded them into the dinghy, which was named the Mini Ginny, and navigated to the nearest marina.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
One of the key questions in this case was who Jean Hanlon was with in Café Marina the night she went missing.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It now houses the Martinez Group Restaurants' two venues - El Puerto, where the dine-and-dash pair ate, and La Marina.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Marina Castillo waited for help to recover the body of her grandson, Alexandro de Guidice, a 24-year-old law student.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Because “Romería” is a coming-of-age story, Marina will be tempted by cute boys; she’ll also begin to display a rebellious streak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Casa Marina Hotel was closed, and most of the other businesses were boarded up.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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
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
When we think of the places billionaires tend to bump into each other, it conjures up images of Michelin-starred restaurants, yacht marinas on the Riviera, and the world’s most exclusive golf clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Class disparities are explored, and boats bob in marinas as characters grapple with their own morality and mortality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
Reuben had cleared the coastal marinas of their sailboats and yachts and dragged them five miles inland and dumped them on their sides in parking lots.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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