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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Last September, the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors approved a 50-home and 55-slip marina project on it called Moon Camp, with county officials saying it wouldn’t harm the raptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
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
Neither of them had ever been radical—even at a time of protests, sit-ins, marches, riots—but now they owned two houses, four cars, a small boat they docked at the marina downtown.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
"Violent antisemitic attacks don't just start with violence," Marina Rosenberg of the US-based Anti-Defamation League, one of the organisations behind the report, told the BBC, adding that they often "start with words on social media".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
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
Before Marina arrives at her grandparents’ home, though, she must run a gauntlet of uncles, aunts and cousins, their reactions to her existence varying from warm to wary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
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
“Anglers should prepare for crowds and long wait times at public launch ramps and marinas and consider travel, parking, and launch ramp conditions when finalizing plans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Miami was a boat town, but all the marinas were way out on the ocean.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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