marine

[ muh-reen ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea:

   marine vegetation.

2. pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime.
3. serving on shipboard, as soldiers.
4. of or belonging to the marines.
5. adapted for use at sea:

   a marine barometer.

noun

1. a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
2. one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.
3. seagoing ships collectively, especially with reference to nationality or class; shipping in general.
4. a picture with a marine subject; seascape.
5. naval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs.

marine

/ məˈriːn /

adjective

1. of, found in, or relating to the sea
2. of or relating to shipping, navigation, etc
3. of or relating to a body of seagoing troops

   marine corps

4. of or relating to a government department concerned with maritime affairs
5. used or adapted for use at sea

   a marine camera

noun

1. shipping and navigation in general

   the merchant marine

2. capital when part of a name a member of a marine corps or similar body
3. a picture of a ship, seascape, etc
4. tell it to the marines informal.
   an expression of disbelief

marine

/ mə-rēn′ /

1. Relating to the sea.
2. Relating to a system of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents and by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Water in the marine system is at or near the full salinity of seawater.
3. Compare lacustrine

Other Words From

• inter·ma·rine adjective
• nonma·rine adjective noun
• semi·ma·rine adjective noun
• super·ma·rine adjective
• unma·rine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of marine¹

1325–75; Middle English maryne < Middle French marin (feminine marine ) < Latin marīnus of the sea, derivative of mare sea; -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of marine¹

C15: from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from mare sea

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. tell it / that to the marines! I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled.
2. dead marine, Australian Slang. an empty bottle of beer or spirits.

Example Sentences

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen called him a “fighter for liberty and a courageous opponent of Islamism.”

From BBC

Marine Corps, lived a normal life and eventually moved to Florida, where he died in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times

Marine and chief executive for the Vet Voice Foundation, who supports the designation.

From Los Angeles Times

The event supports the Marine Toys for Tots foundation and will be aired Dec. 14 on the CW.

From Los Angeles Times

The Paris prosecutor has asked for a prison sentence of five years and a five-year ban from political office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an illegal party funding case.

From BBC

Related Words

• aquatic
• coastal
• deep-sea
• maritime
• naval
• saltwater
• seagoing