Maritime Definition

mărĭ-tīm
adjective
On, near, or living near the sea.
Maritime provinces, a maritime people.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to sea navigation, shipping, etc.
Maritime law.
Webster's New World
Characteristic of sailors; nautical.
Webster's New World
Of or resembling a mariner.
American Heritage
Of the relatively wet air or climate associated with large bodies of water.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Maritime

  • Latin maritimus from mare mari- sea mori- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French maritime

    From Wiktionary

Maritime Sentence Examples

  • This is specially the case with the maritime ports.

  • The maritime traffic is largely conducted by the steamers of the subsidized Austrian-Lloyd company, Trieste being the principal commercial centre; the coasting trade is carried on by small Greek and Turkish sailing vessels.

  • The narrow strip of coast-land between the Maritime Alps, the Apennines and the sea—called in ancient times Liguria, and now known as the Riviera of Genoa—is throughout its extent, from Nice to Genoa on the one side, and from Genoa to Spezia on the other, almost wholly mountainous.

  • A low maritime plain, similar to the Tehama of the western coast, extends for some 200 m.

  • The forces of the powers shortly afterwards occupied Candia and the other maritime towns, while the international fleet blockaded the Cretan coast.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAR

Words Ending With

EMEIME

Unscrambles

maritime

Words Starting With M and Ending With E

Starts With M & Ends With EStarts With MA & Ends With EStarts With M & Ends With ME

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With E