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marine
[muh-reen]
adjective
of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea.
marine vegetation.
pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime.
serving on shipboard, as soldiers.
of or belonging to the marines.
adapted for use at sea.
a marine barometer.
noun
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.
seagoing ships collectively, especially with reference to nationality or class; shipping in general.
a picture with a marine subject; seascape.
naval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs.
marine
/ məˈriːn /
adjective
of, found in, or relating to the sea
of or relating to shipping, navigation, etc
of or relating to a body of seagoing troops
marine corps
of or relating to a government department concerned with maritime affairs
used or adapted for use at sea
a marine camera
noun
shipping and navigation in general
the merchant marine
(capital when part of a name) a member of a marine corps or similar body
a picture of a ship, seascape, etc
informal, an expression of disbelief
marine
Relating to the sea.
Relating to a system of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents and by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Water in the marine system is at or near the full salinity of seawater.
Compare lacustrine palustrine riverine
Other Word Forms
- intermarine adjective
- nonmarine adjective
- semimarine adjective
- supermarine adjective
- unmarine adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of marine1
Idioms and Phrases
dead marine, an empty bottle of beer or spirits.
tell it / that to the marines! I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled.
Example Sentences
The deep-sea is still largely unexplored and biodiversity surveys of these habitats are vital to increase our understanding of the incredible marine life that dwells in the depths of our oceans.
The EU Court of Justice on Thursday handed Greece a heavy daily fine for failing to shut down an illegal landfill in a key marine park on the tourist island of Zakynthos.
Less than a half-hour from Philadelphia, the Edelman, which opened March 29, takes full advantage of its site, once a sea teeming with marine creatures and, more recently, a glauconite quarry.
He said the amount the former marine was claiming was "wholly unrealistic" as hearing loss had not impeded his career.
The flood rapidly refilled the basin, drowning the salt flats and restoring normal marine conditions in less than 100,000 years.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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