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adj
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
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adj
Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
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adj
Used or adapted for use at sea.
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adj
Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adj
Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.
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Usage: obsolete
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adj
Of or concerning underwater conditions, either saltwater or freshwater ones, and the equipment used therein.
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adj
Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
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Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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noun
A marine corps.
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Usage: capitalized, in-plural
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noun
A painting representing some marine subject.
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noun
Any fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both).
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Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: navy
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noun
A member of a marine corps.
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verb
To adapt for use in a marine environment.
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verb
To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
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verb
To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.
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adjective
relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
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adjective
of or relating to the sea
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adjective
of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
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adjective
relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
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Synonyms: nautical, maritime
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adjective satellite
native to or inhabiting the sea
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noun
a member of the United States Marine Corps
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Synonyms: devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier
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Broader terms: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
noun
a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
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Broader terms: soldier
History
Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.
Across languages
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