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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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Hundreds of protesters as well as police gathered near the marina in the Hampshire town on Tuesday evening after the initial reports.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

After we tied up and Hamil-ton advanced the marina operator some cash to look after things, we caught a cab to the Chelsea Hotel.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

First baseman Jake Bauers is a Marina High graduate who lost in the Southern Section Division 1 championship game at Dodger Stadium to Jack Flaherty and Harvard-Westlake 1-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

At the center of the alleged scheme was the then-husband of Marina del Pilar Ávila, the governor of the border state of Baja California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Dr Marina Yue Zhang, an Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney agrees Australia's relationship with its closest ally is changing.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

An official order was made for women pilots from civil aviation and Osoaviakhim to report to an assembly point in Moscow, where Marina would take charge of them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The group also controls the tourism company Gaviota, which owns dozens of hotels, sometimes in partnership with international hotel chains, as well as marinas, restaurants, taxi services and car-rental companies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Nantucket has become known for its beachfront real estate and fancy marinas.

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

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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