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maritime
[mar-i-tahym]
adjective
associated with the sea or waterways to the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc..
Maritime commerce accounts for trillions of dollars in annual U.S. economic activity.
of or relating to the sea or waterways to the sea.
maritime resources.
bordering on the sea.
picturesque maritime towns.
living near or in the sea.
maritime plants.
characteristic of a sailor; nautical.
She stands on the foredeck, glad to be wearing her maritime rain gear.
maritime
/ ˈmærɪˌtaɪm /
adjective
of or relating to navigation, shipping, etc; seafaring
of, relating to, near, or living near the sea
(of a climate) having small temperature differences between summer and winter; equable
Other Word Forms
- nonmaritime adjective
- unmaritime adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of maritime1
Word History and Origins
Origin of maritime1
Example Sentences
It will buy two new Arctic ships, maritime patrol planes, drones and early warning radar.
Denmark will spend $4 billion to protect the Arctic, including buying or leasing two new Arctic ships, a number of maritime patrol aircraft and drones, according to Danish officials.
China’s Ministry of Transportation said the U.S. move violates international trade principles and the China-U.S. maritime agreement, severely disrupting maritime trade between the two countries.
Likewise, a traveler to China’s coastal cities observed: “Ever since the prohibition of maritime trade…all traces of past prosperity have disappeared.”
The movie, which recounts the 1942 sinking of a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war and their rescue by Chinese villagers, boasted elements of a maritime epic.
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