marine
marine
Definition
ma·rine (mə rēn′)
adjective
- of the sea or ocean
- inhabiting, found in, or formed by the sea
- of navigation on the sea; nautical
- of shipping by sea; maritime
- used, or to be used, at sea a marine engine
- trained for service at sea and on land, as certain troops
- of such troops
Etymology: ME maryne < L marinus < mare, the sea: see mare
noun
- a member of a marine military force
- ☆ a member of the United States Marine Corps
- naval or merchant ships collectively; seagoing ships; fleet the merchant marine
- in some countries, the department of government in charge of naval affairs
- a picture of a ship or a sea scene
marine
Synonyms
marine
modif.
marine
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- threaten: Volunteers take an active part in gathering data used to protect and manage threatened marine and forest environments.
- kill: During the evaluation, one aircraft crashed in Arizona on approach to landing, killing 19 marines.
- join: Lieutenant Thomason did not join the marines on Hill 142 until several days after June 6th, the day of the fight.
- set: Quality marine set up for sale north east england 19/05/04 Yes Sorry all somebody wasted my time when agreeing to purchase my tank.
- include: Education activities focus on Fair Isle's rich environment and cultural heritage, including the marine.
Adjective modifier
- former: A former marine has taken to living in a garden shed for 33 days in his attempt to ' Make Poverty History ' .
Modifies a noun
- mammal: However, current understanding of the effects of noise on marine mammals is rudimentary.
- ecosystem: The surrounding marine ecosystem provides local people with abundance resources.
- biologist: I am going to school to become a marine biologist.
- environment: They suggest size is the key factor here, not the marine environment.
- turtle: Hundreds of marine turtles lay eggs here every year and the broad shore is now protected by the Projeto Tamar turtle reserve.
- organism: The largest legendary sort of fierce sea monsters down to the smallest marine organism, all made in one day.
Used with adjective complement
- include: However, future updates to the information presented here will also include marine SPAs.
Noun used with modifier
- merchant: Both Acciona Trasmediterránea and Spainâs merchant marine authority have refused to comment on the new regulations.
Modifying Another Word
- especially: In contrast, the metallothionein gene in invertebrates, especially marine ones, has not been studied thoroughly.
- fully: These include examples of fully marine salinity, tide-swept sandbanks and relatively sheltered sandbanks.
- mainly: Mainly marine, but some in brackish and fresh water.
- only: What type of sand do i need to keep a fish only marine set up?
- mostly: Sea mats are a class of mostly marine animals found around the whole of the British Isles.
- inland: Subscribers of an you a inland marine directors ' .
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