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marine definition

ma·rine (mə rēn)

adjective

    1. of the sea or ocean
    2. inhabiting, found in, or formed by the sea
    1. of navigation on the sea; nautical
    2. of shipping by sea; maritime
  1. used, or to be used, at sea a marine engine
    1. trained for service at sea and on land, as certain troops
    2. of such troops

Etymology: ME maryne < L marinus < mare, the sea: see mare

noun

    1. a member of a marine military force
    2. ☆ a member of the United States Marine Corps
  1. naval or merchant ships collectively; seagoing ships; fleet the merchant marine
  2. in some countries, the department of government in charge of naval affairs
  3. a picture of a ship or a sea scene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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